Majo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division EMMA MAJO, Case No. 21-cv-09054-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

SONY INTERACTIVE Re: ECF No.

ENTERTAINMENT LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION This is a putative class and collective action against Sony Interactive Entertainment alleging pervasive gender discrimination at Sony. The named plaintiff — a female former employee — brought individual, class, and collective claims, alleging that (1) she was harassed, denied promotion, demoted, and terminated, all because of gender bias, and (2) Sony employees who are female or identify as female do not receive the same compensation as similarly situated male employees and are denied promotions.1 The plaintiff’s first amended complaint (FAC) has thirteen claims: one collective claim on behalf of herself and a nationwide class under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as…