Jones Day Female Lawyers Want Nationwide Pay, Performance Data

Jones Day and a group of female lawyers suing for alleged systemic sex discrimination will ask a federal judge today to decide whether the firm must allow the women to review pay and performance evaluation data for more than 2,000 lawyers nationwide for possible evidence supporting their claims.

Nilab Rahyar Tolton, Andrea Mazingo, Meredith Williams, Saira Draper, Jaclyn Stahl, and Katrina Henderson say their broad discovery request is justified by the nature of their suit. It seeks to join other women who have experienced unequal pay and narrowed career opportunities through the use of a “black box” compensation system and ...