Dominique Fleming, a former employee of SonicWall Inc., has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging multiple violations of California labor laws and wrongful termination. The complaint was filed by Fleming in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, on September 15, 2025. The defendants named in the case include SonicWall Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and unnamed parties referred to as Does 1 to 50.
Fleming’s lawsuit details a series of grievances during her employment with SonicWall Inc., where she worked as a Client Outcomes Manager starting September 9, 2024. She claims that despite being classified as an exempt salaried employee, her job responsibilities were non-exempt in nature, involving routine tasks without supervisory duties or significant independent discretion. The complaint accuses SonicWall of failing to pay regular and overtime wages, not providing required meal and rest periods, failing to reimburse necessary business expenses such as personal cell phone and internet usage, and ultimately terminating her employment under false pretenses while she was on protected leave.
The plaintiff alleges that after disclosing her high-risk pregnancy and requesting time off for medical appointments, SonicWall retaliated by altering performance expectations and increasing workload metrics unreasonably. Despite previously exceeding sales goals and performance indicators, these changes negatively impacted her evaluations. Following her medically necessary leave beginning May 19, 2025, due to pregnancy complications and childbirth on June 22, 2025, Fleming claims she was wrongfully terminated on August 18, 2025. Her position was allegedly eliminated under the guise of a “reduction in force,” coinciding with the end date of her protected leave.
Fleming’s complaint cites violations under various California statutes including unpaid wages (Labor Code §§204), failure to provide meal/rest periods (§512), wrongful discharge violating public policy (Business & Professions Code §17200), discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and interference with rights under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). She seeks compensatory damages up to $1 million for lost wages and emotional distress along with statutory penalties totaling $3 million. Additionally, she requests punitive damages for alleged malice or reckless disregard by SonicWall towards her rights.
Represented by attorneys Matthew A. Haulk and Jose M. Herrera from Haulk & Herrera LLP based in San Francisco, Dominique Fleming is demanding a jury trial for this case identified as Case No.: 25CV475157 before Judge Y. Chavez at the Superior Court of California in Santa Clara County.
Source: 25CV475157_Dominique_Fleming_v_Sonicwall_INC_Complaint_County_of_Santa_Clara_California.pdf
