Guzman v. Visalia Community Bank

Opinion

LEVY, J.

Appellant, Marie Guzman, was laid off by her employer, respondent, Visalia Community Bank, as part of a “reduction in force.” Thereafter, appellant filed a complaint alleging that respondent, through its president and chief executive officer, had engaged in sexual discrimination and had created a hostile work environment.

This appeal challenges the trial court’s orders that granted summary judgment in respondent’s favor and denied appellant’s request to enforce respondent’s Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 998 offer to compromise. We conclude that the trial court erred in…