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SUMMARY:Beyond the Base Rate: Evaluating Regular Rate of Pay in Wage and Ho
 ur Class Action and PAGA Claims
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Base Rate: Evaluating Regular Rate of Pay in Wage an
 d 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 nee
 d 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 ev
 aluating the most common areas of exposure related to regular rate miscalc
 ulations. You’ll learn what claims are frequently raised\, how exposure 
 is typically calculated\, and what legal and economic arguments can be mad
 e for or against liability\, with an emphasis on mediation.Topics will inc
 lude:• Overtime calculations involving bonuses or multiple rates of pay
 • Applying the regular rate to meal and rest break premiums• Regular r
 ate considerations for sick pay• Discretionary vs. non-discretionary bon
 us treatment• Flat sum bonuses\, production bonuses\, and percentage-bas
 ed bonuses• Bonuses earned across different time periods• Strategic ar
 guments for minimizing (or maximizing) exposure in mediation• Derivative
  penalties from regular rate violations• Building and evaluating regular
  rate exposure for mediationYou may not walk away an expert economist\, bu
 t 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.
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