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Labor/Employment

Aug. 12, 2011

Former in-house lawyer sues director's guild

A former assistant general counsel at the Directors Guild of America sued the union, claiming bosses discriminated against her based on her gender.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A former assistant general counsel at the Directors Guild of America has sued the union, claiming her bosses discriminated against her by paying her less than a male counterpart and for firing her after she sought a promotion.


Jill Johnson Killion, who graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004 and was admitted to the California State Bar in March 2007, began work a...

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