Jones Day Resolves Ex-Associates’ Parental Leave Bias Suit (2)

Jones Day lawyers and a married couple who once worked there as associates have agreed to end a closely watched lawsuit challenging the firm’s parental leave policy as discriminatory against men, according to a federal court filing.

The couple, Jones Day, and three of the firm’s partners filed their stipulation of dismissal, stating all claims in the case have been dismissed with prejudice, on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The development came less than one month after Judge Randolph D. Moss ruled that Jones Day had to turn over to the two former associates ...