Daddy Leave Alleged Bias Lawsuit "Savignac, et al. v Jones Day" Gets November 2025 Trial Date

 Two married former SCOTUS clerks - Mark Savignac and Julia Sheketoff - who went to work for Jones Day noticed this: Mothers receive 18 weeks paid leave while fathers only receive 10. They contend in lawsuit "Savignac, et al. v Jones Day" that when they brought this to leadership's attention the father - Savignac - was fired. 

Now, US District Court Judge Randolph Moss has given that litigation a trial date: November 2025.  However, first before the case is presented to a jury, the parties must try mediation.

What this could mean is that Jones Day's iconic black-box culture could be opened up for public view in a court of law. It's a story media will jump on. Not long along gender discrimination class action "Tolton, et al. v Jones Day" was slated to do that. But upon the agreement of all parties the litigation went poof. 

Meanwhile the discovery will be handled by third party Steptoe. That is the law firm where Savignac has been working for five years. Recently he was promoted to Of Counsel. Otherwise both sides are representing themseleves, that is approaching this litigation pro se. 

Will this trial throw shade on all law-firms which operate in a full or partial black-box culture? They include Holland & Knight, Baker McKenzie, Greenberg Taurig, Sidley Austin, Snell & Wilmer and most recently Paul Weiss. 

The plaintiffs have been skilled in getting and sustaining media attention. That is known as "PR Litigation." In addition, fathers' rights have been growing as a fairness issue, including in organizational benefits.

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