Negotiations aimed at ending litigation pitting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Kelley Drye & Warren over an allegedly discriminatory retirement policy once employed by the firm are heating up in the wake of a judge’s order requiring Kelley Drye to turn over previously sealed documents that could shed light on its internal dealings. Attorneys from the EEOC and Kelley Drye are scheduled to meet March 9 at 4 p.m. in New York to continue settlement talks.
The EEOC sued Kelley Drye for age bias in Manhattan federal district court in January 2010 on behalf of then-79-year-old labor and employment partner Eugene D’Ablemont. The EEOC claimed that Kelley Drye’s policy of forcing partners to relinquish their equity in the firm at age 70 was discriminatory. Kelley Drye has since replaced that policy with one that calls for the firm’s senior partners, like their younger counterparts, to be judged solely on their performance (NYLJ, April 9, 2010).
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