A longtime housekeeper at Chappellet Winery has filed suit against the family-owned Pritchard Hill estate, alleging she was fired after reporting work-related injuries and asking for accommodations. The complaint accuses the winery of disability and race discrimination and questions how Spanish-speaking staff are treated when it comes to language access. The case has put one of Napa Valley’s best-known mountain wineries back under the microscope as it moves toward trial.
What the complaint says
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the lawsuit was filed in September in Napa County Superior Court and states that Ana Maria Chavez Jimenez, who the complaint says was hired as a housekeeper in July 1995, was terminated in October 2024 after nearly 30…..