June 01, 2018
A California federal judge dismissed a former Steptoe & Johnson LLP associate's proposed pay equity class action against the firm on Thursday, after she and the firm agreed she must arbitrate her claims in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision allowing class action waivers in the workplace.
October 03, 2017
Steptoe & Johnson on Monday urged a California federal judge not to conditionally certify a collective action alleging the firm pays its female associates and contract attorneys less than their male counterparts, accusing the former associate behind the suit of seeking a "judicial rubber stamp" on a deficient case.
September 26, 2017
A former Steptoe & Johnson LLP associate asked a California federal judge on Monday for conditional certification in her collective action accusing the firm of violating the Equal Pay Act by paying female attorneys less than their male counterparts.
September 13, 2017
A California federal judge on Wednesday granted Steptoe & Johnson LLP a discovery stay in an ex-associate's proposed class action claiming that the firm's female attorneys make less than men, but not before scolding Steptoe's attorney over allegations that the firm "stonewalled" on a required meeting with the opposition.
September 05, 2017
Steptoe & Johnson LLP has urged a California federal court to pause a former associate's proposed class action alleging the firm paid female attorneys less than their male counterparts until a ruling is issued over whether her claims should be resolved in arbitration.
August 22, 2017
A former Steptoe & Johnson LLP associate told a California federal court Monday the law firm is trying to arbitrate her pay discrimination suit to keep it out of the public eye despite a Ninth Circuit ruling that arbitration agreements like hers — with class action waivers — are unenforceable.
August 11, 2017
Steptoe & Johnson LLP on Thursday asked a California federal judge to send a suit alleging it underpays female attorneys to arbitration, saying that the former associate who brought the claims had signed agreements on two separate occasions to arbitrate any disputes she would have with the firm.
June 27, 2017
A former Steptoe & Johnson LLP associate hit the firm with a putative class action alleging she and other female attorneys earned tens of thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts, the latest in a string of suits against major law firms alleging gender-based pay inequality.