Albornoz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Jessica E. Albornoz, No. 1:22-cv-01229-KJM-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 As explained in this order, genuine disputes of material fact remain to be resolved at trial 18 inthis action against defendants Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. and Walmart, Inc. (together, “Walmart” for simplicity) by a former employee, plaintiff Jessica Albornoz. Walmart has shown, 20 however, that Albornoz cannot recover punitive damages and cannot prove Walmart violated California Labor Code provisions related to her requests for employee records. As explained 22 below, the court grants in part and denies in part defendant Walmart’s motion for summary 23 judgment. 24 I. DISPUTED AND UNDISPUTED FACTS Resolution of this case rests on Walmart’s policies for employee medical leave and whether Albornoz and Walmart followed them. A summary of those policies is a…