Greg Anderson v. Louis Vuitton North America, Inc.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a former employee of Defendant LVUSA. From July 2022 until June 2024, Plaintiff worked as a Team Manager for the Louis Vuitton Rodeo Drive store located at 295 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, California. Plaintiff alleges that during his employment at the Rodeo Drive store, he was pressured to prevent employees from accruing overtime. In June 2024, Plaintiff was promoted as the Store Director of the Waikiki Gump, Hawaii Louis Vuitton store. Less than six months later, on November 26, 2024, Defendants terminated him for adjusting an employee’s timecard to avoid the payment of overtime. Plaintiff alleges that he was terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about Defendants’ wage practices, including the coercion of managers to falsify time records. Plaintiff also alleges that a Regional Vice President made inappropriate and sexually suggestive remarks about his appearance, including stating that he was “too hot for Hawaii” and was told “[d]on’t try and come back if you leave” when Plaintiff pursued the promotion in Hawaii. On February 13, 2025, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendants in Los Angeles County Superior…