Jones Day Says ‘Black Box’ Doesn’t Support Unequal Pay Claim

Jones Day says the “black box” system it allegedly uses for setting lawyers’ pay isn’t a specific job practice that would support claims that the law firm engages in sex-based pay and other discrimination against female lawyers.

A proposed class claim charging that women, especially pregnant women and mothers, are treated worse than male lawyers as a consequence of the firm’s employment policies and culture lacks the detail needed to satisfy federal pleading standards, Jones Day told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia July 29. The amended complaint fails to identity the type of facially neutral employment ...