September 10, 2020
A former Jones Day associate suing the legal powerhouse over its parental leave policy said a D.C. federal judge misinterpreted the term "equal work" when he threw out her Equal Pay Act claim.
August 24, 2020
The former Jones Day lawyers accusing the firm of underpaying female associates said Friday the legal powerhouse's own slogan, "One Firm Worldwide," lends credence to their assertion that salary discrimination stemmed from a centralized decision-making body and impacted women firmwide.
August 03, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Monday tossed a bid for additional discovery by three female former Jones Day attorneys in a blockbuster pay discrimination proposed class action, saying their request was too broad, but he nevertheless gave them a chance to narrow their demands.
July 21, 2020
The former Jones Day lawyers suing the legal powerhouse alleging that it underpaid female associates said the firm's top-down, centralized system for deciding junior attorney salaries backs up their push to make their suit a collective action.
July 14, 2020
Jones Day has moved for an early win on a claim that it violated the Equal Pay Act by failing to pay female attorneys equally, saying that it was undisputed the ex-associates behind the suit had not performed work equal to that of their male counterparts.
July 09, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday told Jones Day that it must surrender nationwide associate salary data to female attorneys behind a pay discrimination proposed class action, after the firm argued the discovery request was overbroad and should be limited to certain states and offices.
July 06, 2020
The female attorneys behind a pay discrimination suit against Jones Day have argued that the firm should not be allowed to limit the salary data it hands over, saying the case requires a full picture of how the firm pays attorneys.
June 10, 2020
The ex-Jones Day attorneys accusing the legal powerhouse of violating federal law by underpaying female associates say they've uncovered new evidence about the firm's allegedly secretive pay practices that bolsters their push for collective action status.
June 09, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied Jones Day's bid to sanction six female attorneys for allegedly failing to vet their claims that the legal powerhouse underpays women, saying the lawyers couldn't have probed what they call the firm's "black box" compensation scheme because its inner workings are a mystery.
May 20, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a slew of claims from six female attorneys whose putative class action accuses Jones Day of gender discrimination, but he kept other claims alive, including allegations of a "black box" compensation system that undercuts women in pay and promotions.