January 03, 2021
Cases where powerhouse law firms stand accused of subjecting lawyers and other staff to discrimination were closely watched in 2020. Here's where five suits against BigLaw heavyweights stand going into the new year.
October 20, 2020
A former Jones Day associate is doubling down on her request for a D.C. federal judge to reinstate her Equal Pay Act claim against the firm, arguing that it's resorting to "strawman" arguments as it tries to keep the accusation out of a case over its allegedly discriminatory family leave policy.
September 29, 2020
Jones Day has told a D.C. federal judge to stick with his decision to toss a former associate's Equal Pay Act claim, insisting the attorney hasn't shown she tackled the same workload as her higher-paid male peers.
September 10, 2020
A former Jones Day associate suing the legal powerhouse over its parental leave policy said a D.C. federal judge misinterpreted the term "equal work" when he threw out her Equal Pay Act claim.
September 04, 2020
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday kept alive the core elements of a suit by two married former Jones Day lawyers alleging the firm's family leave policy discriminates against new fathers and that Jones Day retaliated against them after they spoke out.
August 12, 2020
A former Jones Day associate has hit back at the firm's push to trim her and her husband's lawsuit alleging the firm's family leave policy discriminates against dads, arguing she properly ran a federal claim by government enforcers before leveling it in court.
August 04, 2020
The married ex-Jones Day associates claiming the firm's family leave policy discriminates against fathers appeared likely to survive the legal powerhouse's bid to dismiss their lawsuit after a D.C. federal judge expressed skepticism Tuesday and suggested discovery might have to take place.
July 16, 2020
The married former Jones Day associates suing the firm over its family leave policy have defended their bid to add retaliation claims to their suit, telling a D.C. federal judge that the firm's "tone of aggrievement" concerning their request was "unwarranted."
July 08, 2020
Jones Day has defended a public statement it released last year disparaging the married former associates who are challenging the firm's family leave policy, arguing Wednesday that the couple's claim the statement was illegally retaliatory pushes the suit to the "apex of absurdity."
July 01, 2020
The married former Jones Day associates suing the firm over its family leave policy want to beef up their lawsuit with retaliation claims based on "highly personal and malicious attacks" the legal powerhouse leveled against them in a public statement last year.