Women in the Law
Law Firm Partner Loses Lawsuit Over Pay & Alleged Strip Club Outings
Posted Nov 3, 2009, 01:45 pm CST
By Martha Neil
A federal judge has dismissed a suit filed by a female partner of a Pennsylvania law firm over alleged pay discrimination and sexually explicit work-related activities.
U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab ruled that plaintiff Alyson Kirleis, a 46-year-old partner of Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, can't continue with her 2006 action against the Pittsburgh firm because, as a partner, she is an employer rather than an employee covered by anti-discrimination laws, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Kirleis' lawyer says she plans to appeal the dismissal. Although he declines to discuss any potential appellate arguments, Kirleis argued in U.S. District Court that the firm's board, of which she is a voting member, is essentially a "rubber stamp" for the executive… Continue reading...
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