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Both Sides of the Model: Building and Attacking Wage & Hour Exposure in Mediation
This webinar puts defense counsel, plaintiff's counsel / mediator, and a wage and hour damages expert on opposite sides of the arguments that decide value in wage and hour class and PAGA mediations. The panel will work through how each side builds and attacks the assumptions behind an exposure model, including for claims the data cannot readily prove, and how disputes over time records, regular rate, and derivative penalties shift the numbers. On settlement, the discussion covers current valuation techniques, discounting exposure, the practical effect of PAGA reform on negotiations, and how arbitration and other procedural leverage factor into a deal. The panel will also address strategies for structuring a settlement when the parties are close but not there and include a discussion on the use or non-use of AI in your practice. Attendees will leave understanding how these arguments are built, where they break down, and what gets both sides to a settlement number.