Big law firms shuddered in December 2013, when a federal judge in New York allowed low-level contract attorneys to proceed with a class action against Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for overtime pay. But the threat of big overtime damages for law firms has been diminished, thanks to a ruling that Stephanie Aranyos and Brian Gershengorn of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart won in a similar case against Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
On Tuesday U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan dismissed a class action alleging that Skadden owes overtime pay to contract lawyers who perform document review. Despite the mechanical nature of their work, Sullivan ruled that they’re exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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