An appeals court on Friday appeared hesitant to establish a federal standard for defining the practice of law that could be used to weigh legal industry wage claims. But at least some members of a three-judge panel signaled that a former contract lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom may deserve a second chance in his overtime case against the firm.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments Friday in a putative class action brought by contract lawyer David Lola under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Lola seeks to recover allegedly unpaid overtime wages for document review he conducted for Skadden.
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