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Hostile law firm suit

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge declined to dismiss the sex- and pregnancy-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims brought by a former associate attorney at a New Orleans law firm. Just because the ex-employee acknowledged in deposition that her workplace was a “demanding work environment,” does not mean it could not also be “riddled with discrimination.”

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Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Employment, Law

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