California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 28, 2013
Appellate court says sex discrimination claims against VC fund deserves a trial
Ellen Pao, a former employee of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, cannot be pushed into arbitrating her sexual discrimination claims against the company, an appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ellen Pao is one step closer to getting her day in court.
The former employee of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers cannot be pushed into arbitrating her sexual discrimination claims against the company, an appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
Pao, who now works for Reddit Inc., accuses her former employer of favoring men over women. Kleine...
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