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Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Meagher, Slate & Flom LLP et al
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1:13-cv-05008
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December 15, 2015
Skadden, Temp Attys Agree To Settle OT Dispute
A group of temporary attorneys accusing Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP of not properly paying overtime wages asked a New York federal judge Tuesday to approve a deal in which a co-defendant staffing company agreed to pay $75,000 to resolve the putative collective action.
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September 10, 2015
Skadden's Dismissal Bid Denied In Temp Lawyer OT Case
A New York federal judge denied Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's bid to be cut from a temporary attorney's proposed overtime class action Thursday, rejecting for the moment the megafirm's argument that it is not a joint employer along with co-defendant Tower Legal Staffing Inc. under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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August 31, 2015
Skadden Wants Ruling On 'Joint Employer' Issue In OT Suit
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP asked a New York federal judge Friday to rule on whether the firm, under federal labor law, would be considered an employer of a temporary attorney whose putative overtime class action was revived by the Second Circuit last month, saying he never ruled on the issue.
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January 13, 2015
2nd Circ. Asked To Breathe New Life Into Skadden OT Case
An attorney who did temporary document review work for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP urged the Second Circuit on Monday to revive his putative collective action overtime suit against the firm and adopt a federal definition of the term "practice of law."
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October 14, 2014
Temp Atty Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Skadden OT Case
An attorney who said Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay overtime to temporary lawyers brought on for document-review work turned to the Second Circuit on Monday, challenging the recent dismissal of his putative collective action.
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September 16, 2014
Temp Atty's Collective OT Action Against Skadden Nixed
A New York federal judge threw out a putative collective action Tuesday that accused Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay overtime to temporary lawyers brought on to do menial document review work.
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February 10, 2014
Sanctions Bid Fails In Temp Atty's OT Suit Against Skadden
The New York federal judge overseeing a proposed collective action over Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's refusal to pay overtime to lawyers hired on a temporary basis for document review work rejected the claim on Monday that information on the plaintiff's resume could support a bid for sanctions.
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January 28, 2014
Skadden Rips Atty OT Claims, Pans Ruling In Similar Suit
A putative collective action accusing Skadden Arps Meagher Slate & Flom LLP of denying temp lawyers overtime should be dismissed, the firm said Friday, claiming a judge who declined to toss a similar suit endorsed an "unworkable standard" and "mistakenly" overlooked caselaw.
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January 13, 2014
Temp Atty Says Skadden Work Not Exempt From OT Laws
A lawyer who sued Skadden Arps Meagher Slate & Flom LLP and a staffing firm urged a New York federal court Friday not to toss his putative overtime collective action, claiming the "mechanical" work he performed was too menial to qualify as practicing law.
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December 09, 2013
Skadden Wants Contract Atty's OT Suit Nixed
Skadden Arps Meagher Slate & Flom LLP on Friday asked a New York federal judge to toss a putative collective action accusing the firm of violating federal labor law by denying overtime pay to lawyers hired on a temporary basis for document review work.