Program Details
2026-10-01 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-10-01 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session teaches plaintiff-side attorneys how to reconstruct the FLSA regular rate using pay records, bonus plan documents, and the DOL’s January and May 2026 opinion letters as both analytical frameworks and evidentiary tools. Attendees will learn the mechanical four-step audit methodology for identifying improperly excluded compensation, allocating periodic bonuses workweek-by-workweek, and computing the correct overtime premium. By the end of the session, attorneys will be able to identify the most common employer miscalculations that generate viable FLSA claims, structure discovery demands around recordkeeping obligations, and apply the circuit-specific burden-of-proof framework to their cases.
Don J. FotySarah R. Schalman-Bergen 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session teaches plaintiff-side FLSA practitioners how to construct a week-by-week damages model that performs under two sequential stress tests: judicial settlement-fairness review and the fee petition. Attorneys will learn how the 2025 DOL policy shifts—including FAB 2025-3 and the revived PAID program—alter the damages ceiling, how to present scenario-based liquidated-damages ranges at mediation, and how fee-petition arithmetic must be wired into the damages model from day one. Attendees leave able to build a defensible spreadsheet, identify collective-wide extrapolation risks, and structure their litigation file so the lodestar cross-check does not unwind the recovery.
Don J. FotySarah R. Schalman-BergenDon Foty is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer that specializes in representing workers in class and collective action lawsuits. He is considered an industry expert on wage and hour matters, including matters pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act. He has served as class counsel in over 100 wage and hour class actions and/or collective actions across the country.
Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen is a partner at Lichten & Liss-Riordan P.C., who has dedicated her career to creating systemic change for workers and individuals who are not being treated fairly. She has secured numerous significant settlements for the workers she represents, totaling well over $100 million.
Don Foty is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer that specializes in representing workers in class and collective action lawsuits. He is considered an industry expert on wage and hour matters, including matters pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act. He has served as class counsel in over 100 wage and hour class actions and/or collective actions across the country.
Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen is a partner at Lichten & Liss-Riordan P.C., who has dedicated her career to creating systemic change for workers and individuals who are not being treated fairly. She has secured numerous significant settlements for the workers she represents, totaling well over $100 million.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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