Jones Day Seeks Win, Sanctions in Couple’s Leave, Pay Bias Suit

Jones Day says two married former associates suing it for alleged paternity leave discrimination, sex-based pay bias, and job retaliation failed to raise enough evidence to warrant a trial.

The international law firm seeks to put an end to Mark Savignac’s and Julia Sheketoff’s August 2019 lawsuit in a summary judgment motion filed Dec. 2. It also seeks sanctions against the couple, asserting that they’ve continued with some of their claims in bad faith because they know they lack any evidentiary support for those allegations.

The suit alleges that Jones Day’s parental leave policy is biased against fathers because ...