A former Dechert associate who alleges that the firm’s macho culture caused his work troubles may proceed with his retaliation claim against the firm based on the Family and Medical Leave Act.
On October 17, a Boston federal judge denied summary judgment to Dechert on Ariel Ayanna’s retaliation claim. But the judge, Nathaniel Gorton, granted the firm’s summary judgment motion on Ayanna’s claim under a Massachusetts sex discrimination law. Gorton’s dismissal of the state law claim followed his January dismissal of Ayanna’s state law handicap discrimination claim.
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