Former associate Kamee Verdrager has been pushing her gender bias claim against Mintz Levin for the least seven years, the most recent five of which as a pro se plaintiff. In a critical ruling on Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court indicated that the case against the firm should return to trial after affirming that an employee has the right to collect internal documents to build his or he future discrimination case, a landmark decision. The case against Mintz Levin will now return to a local state court in Boston, where a trial date will be set.
Lawsuit details
The lawsuit against Mintz Levin claims that Ms Verdrager was the target of sexually provocative remarks from a male superior, and then the subject of discriminatory workplace treatment after reporting the incident for the firm’s HR department. Internal documents obtained by Ms Verdrager as evidence show that the firm had received six complaints about the behaviour of the colleague in question, but had found no evidence of discrimination after investigating the complaints. An outside consultant later hired by Mintz Levin found that many of the firm’s female employees felt that they were being given fewer opportunities for advancement than their male counterparts.
Source: American Lawyer
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