Anderson was a female attorney working at a law firm starting in 2001. She accepted the job based on the fact that was going to be promoted to partnership within 5 to 6 years and was told it was just a “matter of course” as long as she received good reviews, which she did. In 2007 and again in 2008 Anderson was rejected her partnership and terminate. The firm with more than 50 partners never has had a female partner, so Anderson proceeded to file a complaint alleging gender discrimination.
The court stated that Title VII does not include going from employee to partner. It is strictly between employee and employer relationship. It does not involve being promoted to employer. The courts now are very reluctant to take on cases involving partnership in law firms.
Questions to Consider:
Does Title VII apply to such a partnership selection decision?
Does Anderson’s complaint state a claim under Title VII?
Group Decision:
We believe that Title VII does not cover Anderson based on the fact that being a partner would involve ownership of the company and there are no laws that cover people from discriminating against ownership. Basically, if I owned a company, there is no law stating that I would have to give someone else ownership of my company based on anything, especially not gender, color, or origin.
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