Advanced Issues in Employment Law Class Actions

This program, presented by employment attorney Orin Kurtz, will discuss advanced issues in employment law class actions from the point of view of both the employee and employer. Topics to be discussed include planning and implementing a discovery strategy to best position your client to prevail on class and collective certification motions; class and collective action motion practice and appeals; post-class/collective discovery issues; deposition topics to consider to support or oppose class/collective certification; class representative deposition strategies for both plaintiff and defense counsel; discovery of class members; summary judgment considerations; and an outline of the process for settling class and collective actions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Implement a successful discovery strategy that will position your client to prevail on class and collective certification motions
2. Identify how to respond to the most common challenges practitioners face in class and collective action motion practice and appeals
3. Discuss post-class/collective discovery issues
4. Consider useful deposition strategies designed to support or oppose class/collective certification