Woman sues large PR firm over sex discrimination

Attorney Jeremy Heisler has filed a class action complaint for Monique Da Silva Moore “on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated” against Publicis Groupe and MSLGroup in U.S. District Court in New York.

Moore is the former global healthcare director at MSLGroup whose parent company is Publicis Groupe. The complaint alleges that Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s top advertising firms, has a special “place” for female employees. “All employees have their place: males come before females,” the complaint alleges.

As relief, the 36-page complaint challenges the legality of the firm's job policies and procedures and asks for damages in excess of $100 million as well as other demands for changes in employment rules and decisions towards female employees.

According to Wikipedia, Publicis Groupe was founded in 1926, has its headquarters in Paris, France, and employed 45,400 in 2009, with 70% being female. Maurice Levy is the CEO, and Elisabeth Badinter is the Chairman.

To view the complete complaint, go to http://www.odwyerpr.com/editorial/022411publicis-da-silva-suit.pdf.

To learn more about Publicis Groupe, go to http://www.publicisgroupe.com/.

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