The settlement of litigation between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Kelley Drye & Warren over a policy forcing partners to wind down their practice and give up equity status at 70 has resulted in a sizable payday for the partner.

But it doesn’t resolve a question that continues to plague the legal industry: Is a partner considered an employee protected by anti-discrimination laws or an owner who is not?

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