Last week law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP moved to dismiss, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), the lawsuit filed by contract attorney William Henig “and others similarly situated.” We previously wrote about the suit – in which plaintiffs sued, alleging various violations of federal and New York State wage and hour laws – here.
You can read the motion here. The crux of defendant’s argument is that licensed-attorney document reviewers must exercise significant judgment and are engaged in the practice of law, and thus fall under the “professional” overtime exemption under federal and state law.