A federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Thursday probed Jones Day and two former associates suing for bias on whether the law firm’s parental leave discriminates against biological fathers and if it retaliated against the couple for challenging the policy.
The international legal powerhouse and two of its former associates want the US District Court for the District of Columbia to decide an issue that could affect the ability of employers to designate leave mothers use after giving birth as disability related or at least how such leave should be administered. A ruling will determine which parts of the case, ...
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