Casey

BACKGROUND

24 Plaintiff’s claims arise from her employment with SCAI. Plaintiff was initially 25 employed by Ferran Technology as an office manager. First Amended Complaint 26 (“FAC”) ¶ 18. In October 2016, SCAI acquired Ferran Technology, and ultimately SCAI 27 28 became Plaintiff’s employer. Id. at ¶ 20. When Plaintiff began working for SCAI, she kept her position as an office manager. Id. The gravamen of Plaintiff’s FAC is that she was wrongfully terminated from her employment as a result of alleged gender discrimination and retaliation for making certain workplace complaints. Plaintiff alleges SCAI discriminated against her on the basis of her gender by “excommunicating” her from meetings with executives from SCAI’s parent company visiting SCAI’s San Diego offices, and unfavorably altering her office manager job responsibilities. Id. at ¶¶ 24, 29, 43-44, 55, 153, 171. Plaintiff further alleges SCAI retaliated against her for making certain complaints to management, including about wage and hour irregularities and financial reporting to SCAI’s parent company. See id. ¶¶ 47-52, 80-82. Plaintiff alleges SCAI thereafter “limited her job 12 …