A former King & Spalding LLP associate who accused the firm of firing him shortly before he was scheduled to vest in a $20,000 retirement plan contribution lost his claim for ERISA benefit interference in Manhattan federal court.
David Joffe failed to show that King & Spalding’s reasons for firing him—his alleged failure to submit a business practice plan or participate meaningfully in his own career development—were pretext for unlawful interference with his rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the court said.
The attorney failed to offer “even a scintilla of evidence” that anyone at the firm considered ...
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