An attorney’s lawsuit against her former employer, the Revere City Solicitor’s Office in Massachusetts, will continue in federal court. The case involves allegations of workplace discrimination, including claims by the plaintiff, Cheryl A. Leon-McCormick, that she was paid less than her male counterparts over her 16-year tenure and was unjustly reclassified from general counsel to assistant city solicitor. A federal judge rejected motions by the defendants, the city of Revere and City Solicitor Paul Capizzi, to dismiss the lawsuit under Rule 12(b)(6) and Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Leon-McCormick’s complaint, filed in July 2024, outlines nine causes of action against the defendants, asserting gender discrimination, retaliation, privacy violations, denial of equal pay, and breaches of federal labor laws. The legal proceedings will scrutinize these claims further following U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s decision to deny a partial and complete dismissal of the case.
Additional details about the lawsuit can be accessed through the original article.