Padock

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On November 3, 2023, Padock filed a complaint against Dollar Tree, alleging multiple causes of action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Gov. Code §§ 12900 et seq. The complaint alleged that Padock worked as a cashier/associate at Dollar Tree in 2021 from May through November. It alleged, among other things, that during Padock’s employment, an assistant manager and a co-worker sexually harassed her by making crude and explicit remarks. The harassment continued despite her complaints to her manager. On November 8, 2021, Padock contacted the Human Resources (HR) department at Dollar Tree to complain about the hostile workplace. HR told her not to return to the store and that they would transfer her to another store. However, they never called her back or reached out to her about her employment status. Her manager

2 “wiped clean [her] schedule.” Later that day, Padock resigned, claiming she was “constructively terminated due to unfavorable work conditions that violated public policy.” On March 15, 2024, Dollar Tree filed a motion for an order to compel Padock to submit her claims to arbitration and to stay the court proceedings. In…