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Wage & Hour Compliance and Class Action Defense
Wage and hour class and representative action litigation is growing at a faster pace than any other type of employment litigation. This type of multi-plaintiff litigation poses significant threats to U.S. businesses charged with complying with a variety of ever-changing federal, state and local wages and hour statutes, regulations and ordinances. Our lawyers focus heavily on obtaining dismissal or summary judgment of the asserted claims before the plaintiff can file a motion for class certification. In the event a motion for class action is filed, our lawyers are intensely familiar with those factual and legal arguments most likely to be successful in avoiding certifications. Senior lawyers in this section have defended employers in class and representative actions having more than 20,000 putative class members.
One of the most effective ways to avoid wage and hour class action litigation is by having employees properly classified as exempt or nonexempt and paying them properly. Our labor and employment lawyers routinely advise employers on wage and hour compliance to determine whether employees are properly classified and whether employer pay and benefit policies comply with applicable laws.
