A former Target Corp. employee has reached a tentative settlement in her lawsuit alleging she was forced to resign in 2024 after a series of events that began when the Yorba Linda store director treated her poorly and denied her promotions after the plaintiff became pregnant and continued when she sought lactation accommodations.
Isabelle Loera also maintained in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit that she was later pressured to take a different job that required her to work in multiple stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties lacking in private areas to breastfeed. On Friday, her attorneys filed court papers with Judge Daniel S. Murphy notifying him of a “conditional” settlement in the case with the expectation a request for dismissal will be brought by Dec. 5. No terms were divulged.
In their court papers, Target attorneys denied Loera’s allegations and cited multiple defenses, including violation of the statute of limitations and that any actions taken concerning the plaintiff were “motivated by legitimate, non-discriminatory, non-harassing and non-retaliatory reasons and/or as a result of business necessity.”…