Summary Judgment Motions in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions: Pre- and Post-Certification Strategies

This CLE course will guide employment defense litigators on strategically pursuing summary judgment motions in wage and hour class and collective actions. The panel will discuss considerations and best practices for drafting and leveraging summary judgment motions pre- and post-certification to dispose of or limit claims, eliminate putative class members, improve settlement posture, and more.

Wage and hour class and collective actions have the potential for costly discovery and exorbitant defense costs. As a result, defense counsel often pursue summary judgment motions as a strategy to defeat or limit claims early on, dismiss putative class members, or influence a potential settlement.

Employment litigators must be strategic about the timing of summary judgment motions--before or after certification--and their interplay with decertification motions. Counsel must also approach the drafting of summary judgment motions strategically.

Listen as our authoritative panel of employment litigators examines how employment defense counsel strategically use summary judgment motions in wage and hour class and collective actions. In addition, the panel will discuss factors to consider when weighing whether to file summary judgment motions pre- or post-certification.