Mauritta D. Wallis v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Case 2:19-cv-03448-JWH-E Document 154 Filed 03/30/ Page 1 of Page ID #:4767

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURITTA D. WALLIS, Case No. 2:19-cv-03448-JWH-Ex

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

v. PURSUANT TO RULE 52(a) OF

THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., PROCEDURE

FIRST TRANSIT, INC.,

FIRST GROUP AMERICA, INC., and

DOES 1 TO 100,

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I. BACKGROUND This action arises from the decision of Defendant Greyhound Lines, Inc., to terminate the employment of Plaintiff Mauritta Wallis. Wallis, an African- American woman, worked for Greyhound for more than 20 years before Greyhound fired her in 2018. Wallis asserts claims for relief for (1) wage-and- hour violations; (2) rest break violations; (3) meal break violations; (4) waiting time penalty; (5) unfair competition; (6) employment discrimination in…