Madjlessi

ORDER

Plaintiff Virginia Madjlessi commenced employment on September 21, 1992, with defendant Broadway Stores, Inc, in its Emporium retail unit in the Codding Town shopping center near Santa Rosa, California. Richard Graff, the store manager at all times relevant to this litigation, hired Madjlessi to work in an administrative capacity for the' operations manager. After a few months, when a management position became available, Madjlessi interviewed for the position as a formality and, on November 16, 1992, Graff chose her to be the new sales manager of the lingerie department.

In February of 1994, while sales manager of the lingerie department, Madjlessi was diagnosed with breast cancer and, soon thereafter, had surgery. From March 1994 through December 1994, Madjlessi underwent six months of chemotherapy and three months of radiation as part of her treatment. During her chemotherapy, Madjlessi experienced side effects such as nausea, vomiting and weakness which rendered her unable to work for four days following each monthly treatment. Emporium allowed Madjlessi to arrange her work schedule around her treatments so that she would not have to work during those difficult…