Comments on: Law Firm Settles Age Discrimination Suit for $27.5 Million http://www.ethisphere.com/law-firm-settles-age-discrimination-suit-for-275-million/ Essential reading for Directors, CEOs and General Counsel who see opportunity in ethical leadership Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mihirawhiti Searancke http://www.ethisphere.com/law-firm-settles-age-discrimination-suit-for-275-million/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Mihirawhiti Searancke Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:21:32 +0000 http://ethisphere.com/law-firm-settles-age-discrimination-suit-for-275-million/#comment-587 ...and I thought Boston Legal was pure fiction. Discrimination must have no boundaries and it is good that these experienced and well qualified lawyers won their case. I am writing from New Zealand/Aotearoa, so am unsure as to who Sidley Austin, the firm is? But obviously the lesson from this litigation has been very costly. …and I thought Boston Legal was pure fiction. Discrimination must have no boundaries and it is good that these experienced and well qualified lawyers won their case. I am writing from New Zealand/Aotearoa, so am unsure as to who Sidley Austin, the firm is? But obviously the lesson from this litigation has been very costly.

]]> By: Phil http://www.ethisphere.com/law-firm-settles-age-discrimination-suit-for-275-million/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Phil Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:06:28 +0000 http://ethisphere.com/law-firm-settles-age-discrimination-suit-for-275-million/#comment-586 So they admit they discriminated based on age but claim it's OK because the employees were partners? Or they deny they discriminated based on age period (but also aver that partners have no claims)? That sounds like a lot of money at first but that's probably not even a year's salary for each of the 32 partners. I mean, it is Sidley Austin. So they admit they discriminated based on age but claim it’s OK because the employees were partners? Or they deny they discriminated based on age period (but also aver that partners have no claims)?

That sounds like a lot of money at first but that’s probably not even a year’s salary for each of the 32 partners. I mean, it is Sidley Austin.

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