A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Susan Hickman, a former equity partner at Chicago's Hinshaw & Culbertson, again calls into question whether partners can use federal workplace discrimination laws against their firms. Similar to the pending age discrimination case brought by 32 of Sidley Austin's former partners, the suit alleges that the firm violated discrimination laws that apply to employer-employee relationships. The outcome may hinge on the amount of management control Hickman had as a partner.
September 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former equity partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson is a case that again calls into question whether partners can use federal workplace discrimination laws against their firms.
Similar to the pending age discrimination case brought against Sidley Austin by 32 of its former partners, a lawsuit filed by a former Hinshaw & Culbertson partner alleges that the Chicago firm violated discrimination laws that generally apply to employer-employee relationships.
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