Jones Day Ruling Unsealed in Lawyer Parental Leave Bias Suit (1)

Former Jones Day lawyers will get a trial on whether the firm’s parental leave policy discriminated against male associates because a jury could reject the reason cited for affording new mothers with more time off, according to an unsealed ruling in the closely watched case.

There’s competing evidence on the validity of Jones Day’s explanation for designating eight weeks of the paid leave provided to new mothers as disability-related, following the 1993 passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Judge Randolph D. Moss of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said in the unsealed ruling. A ...