Martinez

Plaintiff Samantha Martinez sued defendant Eatlite One, Inc., for employment discrimination among other things. A jury found in favor of plaintiff on all of her claims and awarded $11,490 in damages. After the court entered judgment, both parties submitted competing memoranda of costs, and plaintiff filed a motion for attorney fees. The court awarded costs and attorney fees to plaintiff. Defendant contends the court erred because plaintiff did not obtain a judgment more favorable than *748 defendant's offer to compromise under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (998 offer). 1 We agree and reverse the portions of the postjudgment orders awarding post-offer costs and attorney fees to plaintiff.

FACTS

Plaintiff worked as a sandwich maker and cashier at a Subway store owned by defendant. Defendant terminated plaintiff's employment while she was pregnant. Plaintiff then brought an action alleging claims for: (1) employment discrimination in violation of public policy; (2) employment discrimination based on gender and pregnancy; (3) failure to provide reasonable accommodations at the workplace; (4) employment discrimination in violation of the California Constitution; and (5)…