BarbriSFCourseDetails
  • videocam On-Demand
  • card_travel Employment and Workers Comp
  • schedule 90 minutes

Wage and Hour Litigation: Effective Use of Expert Witnesses

Selecting an Appropriate Expert and Leveraging Expert Testimony During Class Certification, Motion Hearings and Trial

$297.00

This course is $0 with these passes:

CLE
ALL
  1. keyboard_arrow_leftBack
BarbriPdBannerMessage

Description

Wage and hour class and collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law have exploded, exposing employers to expensive and time-consuming litigation. The trend is expected to continue.

As class certification standards have become more rigorous, the use of expert evidence in certification proceedings has become an integral part of wage and hour suits. Effectively using or challenging experts can mean the difference between winning or losing a class certification motion.

Expert witnesses that are appropriately selected and adequately prepared can also be vital in proving or challenging an employer’s efforts to comply with wage and hour laws during motion hearings and trial.

Listen as our authoritative panel of wage and hour litigators discusses effective practices when selecting experts, preparing expert testimony, and using experts during certification, motion hearings, mediation and trial.

Presented By

Valerie Brender
Atty
Rukin Hyland & Riggin, LLP
Noel P. Tripp
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mr. Tripp has represented employers in matters pending before federal and state courts and administrative agencies covering the entire gamut of employment-related claims. His focus is the defense of class and collective action lawsuits under federal and state wage-and-hour laws, and the provision of preventive advice regarding wage law compliance and class action avoidance. He has defended dozens of putative wage-hour class and collective actions, ranging from “white-collar” misclassification actions to claims brought in behalf of hourly employees seeking to recover unpaid minimum, regular and/or overtime wages, amounts unlawfully deducted from wages, unpaid commissions, and gratuities. Mr. Tripp has spoken about wage-and-hour matters to numerous industry and professional associations. He has also served as a mediator for class and collective action cases and co-teaches a seminar on wage issues at Fordham Law School. 

expand_circle_down Expand to View Full Bio expand_circle_up Collapse Bio
Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Thursday, October 11, 2018

  • schedule

    1:00 PM E.T.

  1. Selecting appropriate expert witnesses
  2. Using experts during class certification phase
  3. Using experts during motion hearings
  4. Preparing and presenting expert testimony at trial

The panel will review these and other relevant issues:

  • What are the recent trends in the use of expert witnesses to support or challenge a class certification motion in wage and hour suits?
  • What different standards are courts employing for evaluating expert testimony at class certification?
  • What types of experts and expert testimony are most appropriate during the various stages of wage and hour litigation—at certification, during motion hearings, during mediation and at trial?
  • What are some best practices for protecting and maintaining privileges when working with expert witnesses?