Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 04/01/2020 08:31 PM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by N. Alvarez,Deputy Clerk

20STCV12920
Assigned for all purposes to: Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Judicial Officer: Gregory Alarcon

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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alleged hereinabove.

40. Defendants retaliated against Plaintiff for her whistleblowing, by harassing,
threatening, and terminating her, among other things, all in violation of Labor Code 1102.5-

41. As a direct and proximate result of such retaliation, Plaintiff has been damaged in
a sum according to proof.

42. Plaintiff requests all available relief under Labor Code 1102.5 including

damages and the imposition of a civil penalty of $10,000.00 for each violation.

PRAYER
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment in its favor against Defendants as follows:
1. For damages in the amount subject to proof at trial;
2. For penalties for failure to pay wages due and owing pursuant to
CAL. LABOR CODE 203;
3. For an order requiring Defendants to provide Plaintiff with a full accounting on
all eligible package fee commissions;
For pre?judgment interest at the maximum rate permitted by law;
For costs of suit incurred herein;
For attorneys? fees as may be provided by Cal. Labor Code 

For civil penalties pursuant to Cal. Labor Code 1102.5; and



For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

  

Dated: April 1, 2020 FREE TAITELIVELAN, LLP

 

J. Freedman 
ean M. Hardy
Attorneys for Plainn'?Debbee Klein
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