SCRANTON, Penn. — A Pennsylvania federal court granted a court-appointed attorney her motion to compel discovery in her sex discrimination lawsuit against Lackawanna County and its Court of Common Pleas. The attorney says she was improperly classified as an independent contractor and denied employment benefits provided to male attorneys performing similar work. The county must provide information about how it classifies and compensates other attorneys; its objections to producing the documents were insufficiently specific.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads
Court-appointed attorney misclassified?
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