NEW YORK: Monique da Silva, a former global healthcare director at MSLGroup, filed a $100 million class action lawsuit against Publicis Groupe and MSLGroup, alleging "systemic" discrimination against female PR employees.

The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in the Southern District of New York on February 24.

It seeks to represent a class of women who worked in the US for the PR firm from 2008 until date of judgment.

The lawsuit alleges that Publicis and MSLGroup paid female PR ...