YANOWITZ v. L'OREAL USA, INC.

No. A095474.

131 Cal.Rptr.2d 575 (2003)

106 Cal.App.4th 1036

Elysa J. YANOWITZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. L'OREAL USA, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 2003.

Review Granted June 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert W. Yanowitz, San Francisco, for plaintiff and appellant.

Morgenstein & Jubelirer, William J. Carroll, David H. Bromfield, San Francisco, for defendant and respondent.


Certified for Partial Publication.*

GEMELLO, J.

Plaintiff Elysa J. Yanowitz was a regional sales manager for defendant L'Oreal USA, Inc. (L'Oreal), a cosmetics and fragrance company. A male L'Oreal executive ordered Yanowitz to fire a female employee in her region because the executive found the employee insufficiently attractive. Yanowitz was asked to get him someone "hot" instead. She asked for a better reason. The executive...

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