A California federal district court granted a female production employee’s motion to remand her case against Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. and her manager involving sex discrimination claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and whistleblower retaliation under California Labor Code § 1102.5 related to pregnancy accommodations, finding that complete diversity was lacking because the non-diverse manager was not fraudulently joined and the claims were not preempted by federal labor law despite the plaintiff being represented by Teamsters Union Local 517.
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