Duane Morris Faces Class Action Over Partner Misclassification, Taxes and Expenses, Underpaid Attorneys
Duane Morris, a U.S. law firm, has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that it misclassified some employees as partners to shift tax and business costs onto them. The lawsuit contends that these non-equity partners were forced to pay part of the firm's taxes and expenses while being denied a share of the firm's profits. Additionally, the suit claims that the firm illegally withheld compensation and systematically underpaid female and non-white attorneys. The lawsuit also describes the misclassification as an 'income shifting' device and was initiated by a Black attorney.
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Legal IntelligencerICYMI. A lawsuit against Duane Morris alleges the law firm misclassified nonequity partners, illegally withheld compensation, and underpaid non-white attorneys. https://t.co/Vg1D8vdVvI
Law.comDuane Morris allegedly misclassified nonequity partners, illegally withheld compensation, and underpaid non-white attorneys. https://t.co/Mbg1ElemK2
Law360
A Black attorney sued Duane Morris LLP, alleging the firm systemically underpaid female and nonwhite attorneys while also engaging in an employee misclassification scheme that allowed it to offload firm expenses onto nonequity partners. https://t.co/va5ZFfDSY1 https://t.co/i1eK1g5haE
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