A settlement has been reached between the Wesley School and a breast cancer survivor who alleged that the administration at the private North Hollywood K-8 school required her to continue working in a hostile environment in which she needed her job to pay for insurance for her treatment.
Estafania Maruri’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations included race, disability and medical condition discrimination; whistleblower retaliation; intentional infliction of emotional distress; failure to accommodate and various state Labor Code violations.
On Monday, Maruri’s attorneys filed court papers with Judge William Fahey notifying him of an “unconditional” resolution in the case.
No terms were divulged.
In their previous court papers, Wesley School attorneys denied Maruri’s allegations and said they were barred wholly or in part by the statute of limitations. The lawyers also contended that any actions taken by the school regarding the plaintiff were for legitimate, non-discriminatory business reasons.
Maruri was hired in August 2023 as a health aide and her duties included administering student medication and first aid, monitoring diabetic students, conducting health screenings, managing allergy and asthma action plans, maintaining student immunization records and providing support coverage for the front desk receptionist.
Throughout Maruri’s entire employment, the administration “systematically violated” the state Labor Code by not providing the plaintiff with legally required meal and rest periods and despite working regular eight-hour shifts, Maruri was never provided the required two 10-minute paid rest breaks per day, the suit alleged.
Maruri was regularly required to work off-the-clock, including answering work-related emails and completing job responsibilities outside her scheduled hours, estimated at two to three times per week, particularly during summer months and evenings when preparing emergency medical binders containing critical student health information, the suit stated.
Maruri’s direct supervisor made racially charged comments in private conversations, including referring to eating disorders as “white problems,” the suit further stated.
In 2019, Maruri was diagnosed with breast cancer and also dealt with Graves disease and hyperthyroidism, the suit stated. In March 2025, Maruri underwent breast reconstruction and took about six weeks of medical leave, according to the suit.
As of the March 23 filing of her lawsuit, Maruri was still employed, but faced “increasingly intolerable working conditions” and was “effectively trapped” in her position because resigning would result in the loss of her health insurance coverage, which she needed for her ongoing cancer treatment, the suit stated.