A jury must decide if a Memphis personal injury firm fired an attorney it hired as its chief people officer for raising equal pay and job misclassification concerns regarding two employees, a federal judge ruled.
The former CPO, who was swiftly demoted to “intake specialist” prior to her termination, has evidence she engaged in protected activity when she clashed with founder Henry Reaves over a female lawyer being paid $20,000 less than a male attorney Reaves Law Firm PLLC wished to hire, the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee said. Her separately questioning Reaves about whether his ...
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