Case involving dad bias at Jones Day is resolved following a ruling on the memo
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Suit alleging dad bias at Jones Day resolved after ruling on memo
February 26, 2025, 2:46 pm CST
Jones Day and two former associates have resolved a lawsuit alleging that the law firm’s family leave policy discriminates against male attorneys. (Photo from Shutterstock)
Jones Day and two former associates have resolved a lawsuit alleging that the law firm’s family leave policy discriminates against male attorneys.
The firm and the plaintiffs, Mark Savignac and his wife, Julia Sheketoff, filed a stipulation to dismiss all claims Feb. 25, report Reuters, Law360 and Bloomberg Law.
The challenged policy granted 18 weeks of paid leave to new mothers who are primary caregivers but only 10 weeks to biological fathers in the same situation. The eight extra weeks of paid leave for mothers was labeled as disability leave but in reality, all biological mothers received the extra time off. This was alleged in the August 2019 lawsuit. Savignac was terminated three business days after that.
U.S. In a September 2024 order, District Judge Randolph D. Moss in Washington, D.C., allowed seven suit claims, including sex discrimination claims relating to the family leave policies and retaliation allegations pertaining to Savignac’s firing, to go to trial. A settlement conference for the suit took place on February 11, 2010.
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