Wage and hour litigation has increased rapidly over the past decade, with important issues of law evolving on an almost monthly basis. Whether you are in-house counsel for a company with a sizeable workforce, defense counsel called upon to defend or audit wage and hour policies, or a plaintiff's attorney evaluating claims for a possible class action, wage and hour issues remain an ever-present and expanding part of employment litigation.

Specific Topics will include:

* What are the differences between a Rule 23 Class Action and an FLSA collective action?
* Hybrid Class Actions--Bringing state claims into federal court. How federal and state laws impact Forum Selection and Complaint drafting.
* Conditional certification--what are the standards? What does "similarly situated' mean in a misclassification case...in an off-the clock case..in a regular rate case?
* When can a class be decertified? What is the impact of decertification on opt-in plaintiffs?
* Case Management Tools for Collective Actions:
o Discovery Issues unique to class litigation, including-useful deposition questions and strategic discovery decisions.
o Protective Orders
o Bifurcation of Damages and Liability
o Contact with Collective Action members
* Pre-trial Disposition of Cases
o Offers of Judgment
o Issue Preclusion
* Trial of a Collective Action
o Use of representative testimony
o Use of experts
o Order and presentation of proof

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VLP pro bono panel members who are actively volunteering through VLP may receive a voucher to attend this seminar for $25. Please see our Training Voucher Policy.

To request a voucher, please contact Jessica Rubin-Wills at JRubin-Wills@vlpnet.org or 617-423-0648 x129 at least one week before the date of this program.