Ramirez v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC

District Court, D. Nevada·Decided April 27, 2023·No. 2:19-cv-01174·Unknown

Opinion

WENDY MEDURA KRINCEK, ESQ., Bar # 6417 KELSEY E. STEGALL, ESQ., Bar #14279 LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89169-5937 Telephone: 702.862.8800 Fax No.: 702.862.8811 Email: wkrincek@littler.com kstegall@littler.com Attorneys for Defendant WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 1] TIARE RAMIREZ, an individual;, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:19-cv-01174-APG-BNW vs. JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC; DOES I through X; and ROE Corporations XI through XX, inclusive;, Defendant. . oe, After pretrial proceedings in this case, IT IS ORDERED: 1. NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT This is an action for civil damages brought by Plaintiff Tiare Ramirez (‘Plaintiff’), under the FMLA, ADA, NRS 613.330, NRS 613.340 and common law against Defendant Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (hereinafter “WLV” or “Defendant’’). Consistent with this Court’s Order granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, the claims proceeding to trial are: FMLA Interference; Disparate Treatment under the ADA and analogous Nevada law; Retaliation under the ADA and analogous Nevada law; and

Negligent Hiring, Training and Supervision. (See ECF No. 77). PLAINTIFF’S CONTENTIONS Defendant Wynn Las Vegas wrongfully terminated a founding Wynn cocktail server, single mother, and committed employee Tiare Ramirez. Defendant’s errant suspension of Plaintiff and its doubling-down despite readily available exculpatory evidence revealing she properly utilized protected FMLA leave when she experienced a flare up of her serious medical condition. Instead of admitting its mistake, instead of seeking clarification, and instead of following the law, Wynn terminated the 10-year employee for alleged “willful misconduct, dishonesty, and misuse of FMLA/ADA.” As confirmed by this Court’s ruling on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 77), Plaintiff maintains claim against Defendant for FMLA Interference, ADA & NRS § 613.330 disparate treatment, ADA & NRS § 613.340 retaliation, and negligent hiring, training, and supervision. Plaintiff seeks all available relief under our law including but not limited to lost wages, compensatory damages, emotional distress damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, equitable relief, reinstatement with seniority, expungement of negative information in personnel file, declaratory relief, costs, and attorneys’ fees. DEFENDANT’S CONTENTIONS WLYV denies the allegations in their entirety and Plaintiff's version of the facts. Specifically, WLV denies that it violated the FMLA because WLV did not interfere with any of Plaintiff's FMLA leaves. WLV conducted a good faith investigation determining that Plaintiff misused her FMLA leave, resulting in her termination solely based on her misuse. Moreover, WLV denies that it violated the ADA because Plaintiff is not disabled within the meaning of the ADA, Plaintiff is not a qualified individual with a disability, and Plaintiff was not terminated because of her alleged disability. Similarly, WLV did not retaliate against Plaintiff due to her alleged disability. WLV also adequately trains its employees on the FMLA and ADA policies, and because of this, WLV denies that it negligently hired, trained, and supervised its employees. 2.

Il. Jurisdiction over Plaintiff's claims is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, 29 U.S.C. § 2617(a)(2), and 42 U.S.C. 24 § 12117(a) because the lawsuit asserts claims under federal law and seeks to recover damages under federal statutes. Supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's Nevada state law claims is proper under 28 U.S.C. §1367(a) because the state law claims are so related to the federal claims that they form part of the same case or controversy. Til. ? THE FOLLOWING FACTS ARE ADMITTED BY THE PARTIES AND REQUIRE NO The parties have agreed to the following stipulated facts: D 1. Defendant hired Plaintiff as a cocktail server — model on November 20, 2008. B 2. Pursuant to Defendant’s job summary for the cocktail server — model position, the cocktail server is responsible for providing quality guest service through the serving of beverages, food, and amenities in all areas of the resort, including restaurants, nightclubs, banquets, and the casino. Defendant’s job summary also states that Defendant’s cocktail servers are required to walk in shoes with heels of at least either one-and-three quarters of an inch, or two inches. 3. Under Defendant’s attendance policy, employees accrue points for attendance infractions. WLV maintains a point-based attendance policy. The attendance policy provides that if an employee has attendance infractions, then the employee will incur various levels of attendance points. Approved leave, such as leave under the FMLA or other medical leave, does not accrue attendance points under Defendant’s policies. 4. WLYV maintained a leave policy that allowed eligible employees to use leave under the FMLA. WLV’s Family and Medical Leave Policy provides that eligible employees may take FMLA leave for the employee’s serious health condition that renders the employee incapable of performing %6 the functions of her job. 5. Plaintiff acknowledged she received WLV’s policy in 2009. 6. If an employee has worked for Defendant for one year and worked a minimum of 1250 3.

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