Xie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZHENXING XIE, Case No. 25-cv-00091-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING CASE v. Re: Dkt. No. 8,

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., Defendant.

12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Zhenxing Xie’s motion to remand, briefing for which is complete. Dkt. Nos. 12 (“Mot.”), 18 (“Opp.”), 19 (“Reply”). The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Mr. Xie began working for Defendant Walmart Associates, Inc. (“Walmart”) as a Senior Product Manager in August 2022. Dkt. No. 1-2 (“Compl.”). Mr. Xie’s father passed away on March 29, 2023, and he was granted bereavement leave. Id. at 6. When Mr. Xie returned to work on May 1, 2023, he alleges that he “experienced a sudden increase in workload and unreasonable deadlines for assignments.” Id. When…