An employee at Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies filed suit in Massachusetts Superior Court Wednesday, alleging that the nonprofit Jewish federation discriminated against him for his religion and sex, and retaliated against him for taking parental leave.
Zachary Kogan is suing CJP and Kimberlee Schumacher, the vice president of partnership and services, whom Kogan said in the complaint revoked a promotion after he decided to take parental leave in anticipation of the birth of his son and created an environment that was hostile to his Orthodox Jewish faith.
Kogan said in the complaint that Schumacher asked why his wife could not take more maternity leave so that he could shorten his own leave.