Facts

Plaintiff worked for Wells Fargo Bank NA as a Business Banking Specialist. Plaintiff filed suit against her employer and supervisor Charanpreet Singh, in connection with an employment dispute.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended that Singh harassed her and discriminated against her because of her Mexican heritage and because she was a woman. She also contended that he harassed her due to her pregnancy and that he pushed her to recommend products that were unethical and confusing to consumers. She claimed that his behavior ultimately made her resign. Furthermore, Wells Fargo knew about Singh's behavior but took no corrective action.

Plaintiff brought an employment action against the bank and Singh, her supervisor, asserting causes of action for employment discrimination (gender discrimination), employment discrimination (retaliation), wrongful termination in violation of public policy, breach of contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and negligent supervision.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants contended in its motion for summary judgment that plaintiff voluntarily resigned her employment after an internal investigation revealed that she entered a false driver's license expiration date for a customer so that he could receive a debit card. Furthermore, it claimed that several of her claims were time-barred, and that all her claims were meritless.

Result

The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.

Other Information

FILING DATE: April 21, 2015.