Scott-Allen, who claims she was discriminated against because she was pregnant, filed a lawsuit last month in Napa County Superior Court against both Per Se and The French Laundry, the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group that owns both operations, and Keller himself.

Samantha Shuman, a spokeswoman with The Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, said last week that the company has a policy of not commenting on pending or ongoing business litigation.

According to the lawsuit, it all started this past January when Scott-Allen and her husband traveled to California. They had been thinking about heading west, but didn’t have any plans yet. While in the Bay Area, Scott-Allen arranged to visit The French Laundry in Yountville.