California: Judge Nixes Cannabis Business Challenge to Discrimination Claims

This is good to see.. 

Although people really don’t like her clerk !

 

One of five women suing the largest licensee of a top-seller in the cannabis industry, alleging they were all wrongfully terminated on or about 2022 because of their gender and replaced by men, won a round in court when a judge ruled she can proceed with her claims for now.

Halley Gager, Kristyn Rawlings, Brittany Carr, Brianna Zemel and Ali Lefebvre brought their complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court against TRP Management Co. LLC, alleging multiple causes of additional allegations that include discrimination, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination and various violations of the state Labor Code.

On Monday, Judge Lia Martin issued a ruling regarding plaintiff Zemel only, overruling TRP’s motion to remove her as a plaintiff. According to company attorneys, Zemel lives in Nevada and has no ties to California.

“It would be futile to provide leave to amend as there is no dispute that her termination and related events relevant to plaintiff’s claims occurred outside of California, in Las Vegas, Nevada,” TRP lawyers argued in their court papers.

According to the quintet’s suit, an executive panel of TRP men “played a significant role in perpetuating the bro culture and gender disparity that is present throughout the company. Their management and leadership styles fostered an atmosphere that excluded women.”

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