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Statutes, Standards, and Strategies: A Deep Dive into California Consumer Class Damages

This 60-minute program, Damages in Consumer Class Actions, provides a California-focused examination of the evolving legal standards governing damages in consumer class litigation. Drawing insights from both plaintiff and defense perspectives, the session explores key statutes including the UCL, CLRA, and FAL, and examines how differing state and federal approaches shape outcomes. The panel will discuss leading cases, emerging theories of damages, and practical challenges in certifying and defending damages models. Attendees will gain valuable guidance on reconciling individual and classwide damages, navigating discovery, and addressing settlement, injunctive relief, and cy pres remedies.

Navigating Independent Contractor Misclassification and Joint Employment Liability in California

This interactive 90-minute webinar delivers an essential roadmap for understanding and managing the risks of independent contractor misclassification and joint employment liability in California. Attendees will explore the origins and practical application of the ABC test and AB5 framework—learning how recent legal decisions and exemptions impact their organizations. The program tackles the real-world consequences of misclassification, including wage and hour liabilities, tax penalties, benefits claims, and the latest PAGA litigation trends. With a special focus on joint employment situations, participants will gain insight into multi-employer liability and “double jeopardy” hazards, especially for businesses using staffing agencies, subcontractors, or franchises. The session concludes with compliance best practices, including documentation, audit protocols, and contract strategies, equipping attendees with practical tools to address worker classification risks and safeguard their organizations.

Beyond the Base Rate: Evaluating Regular Rate of Pay in Wage and Hour Class Action and PAGA Claims

Program Description:

You don’t need to be a math wizard to handle regular rate of pay claims—but you do need to understand where the exposure lies. Whether you’re on the plaintiff or defense side, regular rate issues can drive significant risk in wage and hour class and PAGA actions.
This session focuses on identifying and evaluating the most common areas of exposure related to regular rate miscalculations. You’ll learn what claims are frequently raised, how exposure is typically calculated, and what legal and economic arguments can be made for or against liability, with an emphasis on mediation.

Topics will include:
• Overtime calculations involving bonuses or multiple rates of pay
• Applying the regular rate to meal and rest break premiums
• Regular rate considerations for sick pay
• Discretionary vs. non-discretionary bonus treatment
• Flat sum bonuses, production bonuses, and percentage-based bonuses
• Bonuses earned across different time periods
• Strategic arguments for minimizing (or maximizing) exposure in mediation
• Derivative penalties from regular rate violations
• Building and evaluating regular rate exposure for mediation
You may not walk away an expert economist, but you’ll leave with a clear grasp of the regular rate issues that drive exposure—and the knowledge to evaluate their impact on settlement value.

Valuing Wage & Hour Claims for Mediation: Class Damages, PAGA Penalties, Exposure, and Settlement Value

Program Description
If you're heading into mediation on a wage and hour class or representative PAGA action, this webinar is built for you. Plaintiff or defense counsel, you're likely sitting on a complex mix of time punch data, payroll records, and class member information—and you need to translate it all into credible exposure estimates and settlement value.

This program brings together experienced panelists from both sides of the aisle, along with a wage and hour damages expert, to break down how to model exposure and value these cases effectively for mediation.

Topics include:
• Meal break violations and time data
• Calculating damages for rest period violations, off-the-clock work, rounding, and wage statement violations
• PAGA penalties, including updates under the new “PAGA 2.0” rules and strategies for curing violations
• Handling derivative penalties and regular rate miscalculations
• Common industry-specific claim patterns and their impact on exposure
• Approaches to building mediation-ready exposure models and negotiating class settlements

Attendees will walk away with practical frameworks and insights that can guide damage modeling and case valuation—whether to settle with confidence or litigate with precision.

Mass Arbitration in Consumer, PAGA, Collective and Wage & Hour Class Actions 2025

Unlock the complexities of mass arbitration in today’s evolving legal landscape with our comprehensive two-hour webinar, "Mass Arbitration in Consumer, PAGA, Collective and Wage & Hour Class Actions." This program offers an in-depth exploration of the legal framework, recent case law, and statutory changes shaping mass arbitration, focusing on consumer, employment, PAGA, and wage & hour claims. In the first hour, our expert presenters will review California arbitration requirements, the enforceability of arbitration agreements, and the impact of landmark decisions such as Armendariz, Concepcion, Iskanian, and Viking River Cruises. Attendees will gain insights into class and PAGA waivers, recent legal developments, and practical strategies for employers and claimants—including handling arbitration fees, payment rules, and mass arbitration protocols. The second hour will guide you step-by-step through the arbitration process, from initiating cases and selecting arbitrators to discovery, dispositive motions, and coordinating mass arbitrations.