About
Record-breaking settlements. Record numbers of class actions. President Obama on the record saying wage and hour enforcement will be a priority…
You’ve no doubt heard that recently, Wal-Mart agreed to pay in the range of half a billion dollars – between $350 million and $640 million – to settle over 60 wage and hour claims against the company. It’s reported to be the largest wage and hour settlement ever, dwarfing other recent – yet substantial – awards in the headlines: UPS: $87 million; IBM: $65 million.
Plus, the sheer number of wage and hour claims and class actions across the country is staggering. Wage and hour class actions are the leading type of class action nationwide – by a large margin of 3-1 against other types of class actions.
And, with President Obama indicating he will make wage and hour enforcement a priority, it’s clear that preventing, managing and defending these claims will continue to be a red-hot issue for companies across the US.
Get valuable, practical information on:
- Practical steps in-house counsel should take to ensure existing exemptions aren’t destroyed by lack of (enforcement of) corporate policies
- Strongest arguments for and against certification, in exempt/ non-exempt cases, off-the-clock cases, and in other situations
- Targeted investigations: industries of most interest to the DOL
- Identifying – and resolving – the unique issues that may arise when litigating hybrid lawsuits
- Defendant communications to plaintiffs and co-workers about the case: what’s ethical/appropriate and what’s not?
About
Record-breaking settlements. Record numbers of class actions. President Obama on the record saying wage and hour enforcement will be a priority…
You’ve no doubt heard that recently, Wal-Mart agreed to pay in the range of half a billion dollars – between $350 million and $640 million – to settle over 60 wage and hour claims against the company. It’s reported to be the largest wage and hour settlement ever, dwarfing other recent – yet substantial – awards in the headlines: UPS: $87 million; IBM: $65 million.
Plus, the sheer number of wage and hour claims and class actions across the country is staggering. Wage and hour class actions are the leading type of class action nationwide – by a large margin of 3-1 against other types of class actions.
And, with President Obama indicating he will make wage and hour enforcement a priority, it’s clear that preventing, managing and defending these claims will continue to be a red-hot issue for companies across the US.
Get valuable, practical information on:
- Practical steps in-house counsel should take to ensure existing exemptions aren’t destroyed by lack of (enforcement of) corporate policies
- Strongest arguments for and against certification, in exempt/ non-exempt cases, off-the-clock cases, and in other situations
- Targeted investigations: industries of most interest to the DOL
- Identifying – and resolving – the unique issues that may arise when litigating hybrid lawsuits
- Defendant communications to plaintiffs and co-workers about the case: what’s ethical/appropriate and what’s not?
Contents & Contributors
Point/Counterpoint: Plaintiff and Defense Lawyers Analyze the Newest Claims and What’s Coming Down the Pike
Mark Thierman, Thierman Law Firm (Reno, NV)
Edward W. Bergmann, Seyfarth Shaw (Chicago, IL)
Exempt Status for Grey-Area Employees: Steps for Ensuring Employees are Not Misclassified
Robert P. Davis, Mayer Brown LLP (New York & Washington, DC)
Robert V. Schnitz, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (Chicago)
Winning the Certification Battle and Using Dispositive Motions To Best Advantage
Stephen P. Sonnenberg, Paul Hastings (New York, NY)
Working With the Department of Labor in a Time of Change
Paul DeCamp, Jackson Lewis LLP, Former Administrator, Wage and Hour Division
US Department of Labor (New York, NY)
Douglas Weiner, Epstein Becker & Green, PC, Former Senior Trial Attorney, US Department of Labor (New York, NY)
Key Developments in States To Watch Out For: NY, MN, CA, MA
David Borgen, Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian (Oakland, CA)
Ellen C. Kearns, Constangy Brooks & Smith LLP (Boston, MA)
Gregg A. Gilman, Davis & Gilbert LLP, (New York, NY)
Paul Lukas, Nichols Kaster & Anderson (Minneapolis, MN)
Independent Contractors: Avoiding a Common – And Costly – FLSA Classification Issue
Joel M. Cohn, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Washington, DC)
Marni Helfand, Associate General Counsel/Sr. Director of Human Resources, Hudson Highland Group (Chicago, IL)
Litigating the Wage & Hour Class Action: FLSA, Rule 23 and Hybrids
Michael DiMattia, McGuire Woods (New York, NY)
Shannon Liss-Riordan, Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. (Boston, MA)
Making the Call Whether to Settle: Assessing Damages, Settlement Structure, Administration and More
Lee Schreter, Littler Mendelson (Atlanta, GA)
Glen P Felton, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Unum Provident Corporation (Chattanooga, TN)
Adam Klein ,Outten & Golden LLP (New York, NY)
Ensuring Ethical Conduct When Litigating/Settling Wage and Hour Claims
Jennifer Trulock, Baker Botts (Dallas, TX)
Best Practices for Preventing and Defending Against Wage and Hour Claims and Class/Collective Actions
Glenn P. Felton, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Unum Provident Corporation (Chattanooga, TN)
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