Labor and Employment

Global Economics Group experts have worked on the full range of employment and labor litigation including certification, liability and damages in class-action race and gender discrimination matters; liability and damages in single plaintiff cases especially involving high net worth individuals; wage and hour disputes; and wrongful termination cases.  

Our team has also worked on prominent labor arbitration matters including before several Presidential Emergency Boards brought to resolve pay disputes in the Class-I Railroad Industry.  

 Our experts have helped clients develop affirmative action plans, both for employees and minority and female-owned businesses, and to develop reductions-in-force plans.  Experts have worked on leading and often precedent setting matters for a diverse range of clients including Fortune 100 companies as well as states and municipalities. 

 Employment and labor matters are typically data intensive. Our experts and staff are experienced in building and managing large complex databases constructed from various data sources including structured and unstructured data. 

Specific Areas of Expertise

+  Class-action certification under Rule 23.s 

+  Statistical analyses related to liability for race, gender, ethnicity, age, and other forms of discrimination.

+  Damages analyses related to discrimination in promotions, pay, hiring, or firing as well as wrongful termination matters in both class-action and individual matters. 

+   Wage and hour case analyses under FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), PAGA and state-specific labor laws.

+   Analysis of competitive pay and benefits for arbitration before the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board), PEBs, or other arbitrators or mediators. 

+  Analysis of reduction-in-force (RIF) policies.

+  Diversity equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.