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November 14, 2024
Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Firm Can't Hide Family Leave Memo
Two married ex-associates suing Jones Day over its allegedly discriminatory family leave policy want the firm to hand over a memo from 1994, which they claim could be key to the bitterly contested case.
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October 31, 2024
Jones Day Pushes To Shield Memo In Parental Leave Case
As two former Jones Day associates who are challenging the firm's family leave policy prepare to potentially go to trial in late 2025, Jones Day has told a D.C. federal court that a memorandum stating business reasons for a personnel decision shouldn't lose its status as privileged communication just because it references legal issues.
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October 16, 2024
Ex-Jones Day Attys' Parental Leave Suit Gets 2025 Trial Date
Two former Jones Day associates challenging the firm's family leave policy will go to trial in late 2025 after a D.C. federal judge allowed certain claims in the lawsuit to move forward.
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October 03, 2024
Jones Day Parental Leave Bias Claims Must Go To Jury
Jones Day will have to defend its family leave policy at trial against two married ex-associates who claim it is discriminatory and violates District of Columbia law, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday in what he said was a close call.
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September 25, 2024
Jones Day Must Face Ex-Firm Attys' Parental Leave Suit
Jones Day will have to defend its parental leave policy at trial, after a D.C. federal judge declined on Wednesday to shut down a long-running suit filed by two married ex-associates that claims the firm discriminates by offering female attorneys more leave than male attorneys.
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July 12, 2024
4 Law Firm Bias Cases To Watch In 2024's 2nd Half
Jones Day and Foley & Lardner LLP are among the powerhouse law firms attempting to fend off accusations that they subjected lawyers to discrimination. Here, Law360 looks at four ongoing employment suits against law firms that are worth watching in the back half of 2024.
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July 10, 2023
Calls For Sanctions Denied In Jones Day Parental Leave Case
A D.C. federal judge shot down dueling sanction bids Monday in a hard-fought suit challenging the parental leave policy at BigLaw powerhouse Jones Day.
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July 06, 2023
7 Bias Cases Against Law Firms To Watch Now
Law firms including Graham Curtin, DLA Piper, Napoli Shkolnik and Kirkland & Ellis are all facing bias or retaliation lawsuits by people who have worked for them — mainly lawyers — including accusations of age, race and sex discrimination.
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April 12, 2023
Ex-Jones Day Attys Say Leave Policy Clearly Based In Sexism
Two former Jones Day associates challenging the firm's parental leave policy urged a D.C. federal court to hand them a win, arguing any jury would find sexism at least partially to blame for the disparity in leave given to male and female attorneys at the firm.
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March 06, 2023
Jones Day Says Married Ex-Attys Can't Win Leave Suit
Jones Day wants a Washington, D.C., federal court to shut down a headline-grabbing lawsuit challenging its parental leave policy and to sanction the two former associates who filed it, saying that after discovery the plaintiffs have found "no valid evidence" to support their claims.