Jones Day Couple Can Pursue Dad Leave, Other Bias Claims (1)

Husband and wife lawyers suing Jones Day for alleged parental leave bias against new fathers and for other alleged sex bias and job retaliation can continue to pursue most of their claims, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled Friday.

Mark Savignac and Julia Sheketoff adequately state a claim for gender inequality in the firm’s policy of allowing male employees to take eight weeks less leave for the birth of a child than female employees may use, the court said. Jones Day’s rule regarding when new mothers may take eight weeks of leave for post-partum disability is unclear ...