I have written a number of times about law firms that have been sued in FLSA actions. Another example. Employees have sued two Florida personal injury law firms, alleging that
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Law Firm Settles Administrative Exemption Case: What Is “White Collar Production Work?”
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This one is an interesting case. A law firm, Morgan & Morgan, PLLC has just settled a class action arising from within its own house. The law firm classified employees…
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Second Circuit Reverses on Lawyer Professional Exemption Case: What in the World Is Happening?
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I have blogged about this matter several times, all the while applauding the lower court decision and employer’s legal position in the case, as I believed what these temporary…
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Lawyer FLSA Overtime Cases Proceeding Through the Pipeline
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The saga continues…
The law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has recently fired another salvo in its bid to defeat the class and collective action filed against…
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Attorney Overtime Lawsuit Dismissed Under FLSA Professional Exemption
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I told you so!
A federal judge dismissed the putative collective action against the huge law firm, Skadden Arps, which was filed by a lawyer claiming he was working as…
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Another Law Firm Sued For Overtime, This Time By A Lawyer: What’s The World Coming To?
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A few months ago, I posted about a law firm sued for overtime by a paralegal. In this latest case lodged against another law firm, a securities and antitrust plaintiff’s…
Law Firm Sued by Legal Secretary on Exemption Misclassification Theory
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Law firms are usually defending clients in wage-hour suits where the allegation is that the employee claims he/she has been misclassified as exempt when they are really not and are…
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