Mendoza

Mendoza v. Fresh Venture Foods CA2/6

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 14, 2025B333459California2,859 words

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Facts Appellant’s Testimony Appellant worked for CCL for approximately six weeks – from July 28, 2016, until September 7, 2016. She described CCL as “a company that hires . . . employees and places them in other companies for work.” CCL placed appellant at Fresh Venture.2 When appellant started work, she was informed that J.B. “would be in charge of [her] training.” J.B. “introduced himself [to appellant] as a supervisor.” Thereafter, he continuously sexually harassed her.

2In her opening brief appellant states, “CCL directly employed [appellant] and paid her wages while she worked at Fresh Venture’s facilities.”

3 Appellant complained of J.B.’s behavior by placing a note in a locked “suggestion box” in Fresh Venture’s lunch room. No one responded to the note. She also complained in a questionnaire that she completed for CCL, but she did not identify her harasser. Appellant subsequently filled out a work evaluation form and gave it to CCL’s agent. In the form she identified J.B. as the person who was harassing her. Appellant “wrote down that he was unbearable . . . and that [she] could not work at peace.” A short time later, appellant filled out another work evaluation form. She…

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