Kathryn Engles v. Premium Brands OPCO LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
Plaintiff initiated this action in Orange County Superior Court on May 30, 2023. (Dkt. 1- 1 (“Compl.”).) Plaintiff alleges she was employed by Defendant Premium Brands from December 5, 2021, until approximately February 2023. (Id. ¶ 13.) On or about December 2022, Defendant Premium Brands asked its employees, including Plaintiff, to complete a survey. (Id. ¶ 14.) One of the questions in the survey asked the respondents which famous person they would most like to meet. (Id. ¶ 15.) Plaintiff believed her response would stay private and answered “Donald Trump” to the survey question. (Id. ¶ 16.) Defendant Premium _____________________________________________________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 8:23-cv-01207-FWS-DFM Date: December 14, 2023 Title: Kathryn Engles v. Premium Brands OPCO LLC et al.
Brands posted the survey results in an employee common area. (Id. ¶ 17.) After the survey results were posted, Plaintiff alleges she began experiencing harassment from her coworkers based on her response. (Id. ¶ 18.) Plaintiff reported the harassment to…