Medina

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

On November 1, 2005, plaintiff Angela Medina filed a first amended complaint in the Los Angeles Superior Court against her former employer, Multaler, Inc. dba Yon-Ka Paris Company (“Yon-Ka USA”), and her former supervisor, Herve Pontacq, alleging that she had been constructively discharged because of her pregnancy. Medina contends that, over the course of several months, defendants caused her to fail as a sales manager by criticizing her poor sales performance, repeatedly reconfiguring the territories for which she was responsible, and removing key accounts from her management. The complaint alleges wrongful retaliatory termination in violation of public policy, and four claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”): violation of pregnancy leave rights, sex discrimination, retaliation, and failure to prevent discrimination. Defendants removed the action to federal court on January 6, 2006, invoking the court’s diversity jurisdiction. They have now moved for summary judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Yon-Ka USA

Multaler & Cie is a French skin care company that does business as Yon-Ka France and Yon-Ka…