Morrison & Foerster Sued for Pregnancy Bias
Bloomberg Law is reporting that three associates sued Morrison & Foerster on Monday, alleging it discriminated against them and held them back in their careers after they became pregnant.
The plaintiffs, women lawyers practicing in California, allege they were denied work opportunities because of their gender, and that they were cut out of their practice groups following maternity leave, reports Stephanie Russell-Kraft.
The three unnamed plaintiffs, who are suing the firm on behalf of a putative class of female attorneys at the firm, claim in their complaint that “At MoFo, the mommy track is a dead end.” A spokesman for the firm disputed the claim.
Several Big Law firms, including Proskauer Rose, Sedgwick, and Chadbourne & Parke (now Norton Rose Fulbright), have been hit with allegations of gender discrimination in recent years, but this is the first suit focusing on maternity discrimination, according to Russell-Kraft.
