Gibson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division EMILY GIBSON, Case No. 22-cv-04153-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS IN PART

AL JAZEERA INTERNATIONAL (USA) Re: ECF No.

LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiff in this employment-discrimination action alleges that her former employer, the news outlet Al Jazeera International, discriminated against her because she is a woman.1 The plaintiff contends that the defendant paid her less than male employees, tolerated harassment by male employees, placed her in an “acting” position to avoid providing fair pay and credit, and then retaliated by retracting a promotion after she raised these issues internally.2 The plaintiff ultimately resigned.3 The defendant moved to dismiss some of the claims: the fraud claims, the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and the claim for constructive

1 Compl. – ECF No.…