Lizabeth Gralnik v. DXC Technology Inc.

I. Background

Plaintiff Lizabeth Gralnik brought this gender discrimination, retaliation, and unequal pay action against Defendants DXC Technology, Inc. and its Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Mary Finch, in September 2021 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. See Notice of Removal (“Removal”) ¶ 1, ECF No. 1. Before the Court is Plaintiff Gralnik’s motion to remand the action back to state court. See Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand (“Mot”), ECF No. 11. Defendants have provided an Opposition (“Opp.”), ECF No. 16, and Plaintiff has submitted a Reply, ECF No. 17. A. Factual Background Gralnik is a 62-year-old female employee of Defendant DXC that had been a top performor at DXC, exceeding her annual sales plans. See Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1-10, ECF No. 1-1. In 2017, Plaintiff filed a whistleblower complaint against a Sales Manager at DXC. Id. ¶ 11. Prior to making the formal complaint, Plaintiff had complained to the Sales Manager’s boss, Kristine Gersabeck, detailing compliance violations as well as discrimination, bullying, and retaliation. Id. ¶ 12. No investigation followed the formal complaint and the Sales Manager’s conduct…