Wage & Hour Litigation Conference San Francisco, September 27-28, 2007

Bridgeport Continuing Education is presenting a 9.5 hour two-day seminar on Wage & Hour litigation this week at the Stanford Court Hotel located at 905 California Street in San Francisco. The program is designed for attorneys and corporate counsel as well as risk and claims managers and will incorporate both plaintiff and defense perspectives.

Topics include: Wage & Hour Case Update, Class Action & Individual Wage & Hour Actions, Preparing for and Excelling in Mediations, Insurance Coverage in Wage & Hour and Class Actions, Class Certification, Dual filed Actions, Claims Administration, The Intricacies of Wage & Hour Cases in California, Discovery in Wage & Hour Actions, Meal & Break Period Case Analysis, Overtime Case Analysis, Mandatory Class-wide Arbitration Agreements.

PROGRAM AGENDA

Day One: 8:30  9:00  Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00  9:05  Introduction and Program Overview

9:05  10:00 Case Law Update and Recent Developments
Timothy Long of Orrick

10:00 11:00 Class Certification Arguments: for and against
Andrew Livngston of Heller Ehrman - defense
Peter Rukin of Rukin, Hyland Doria & Tindall - plaintiff

11:10  12:15 Discovery Issues and Arguements
Paula Weber of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman
Daniel J. McCoy of Fenwick and West

1:15 2:15 Overtime and Misclassification
Jim Finberg of Altshuler Berzon

2:30 3:30 Missed Meal and Rest Breaks
Brian Dixon of Littler Mendelson

3:30 4:30 The Wage & Hour Trial
Edward Wynne of the Wynne Law Firm
Matthew Righetti of the Righetti Law Firm

Day Two: 9:00  10:00 Does Insurance Cover Wage & Hour Claims?
Kirk Pasich of Dickstein Shapiro

10:00  11:00 Mediation and Settlement - Overcoming Pitfalls and Land Mines
Jeffrey Wohl of Paul Hastings Janofsky and Walker
Scott Cole of Scott Cole & Associates

11:15 - 12:15 Attorneys Fees in Wage and Hour Cases
Gerald G. Knapton of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

Seminar Details
Location: The Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California Street in San Francisco.
Time: (day 1) 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (day 2) 9:00 - 12:15
MCLE: approved for 9.5 hrs of MCLE.
Register online at: http://www.reconferences.com
Register by phone at: 818-783-7156
Register by fax or mail: (818) 827-3338 or 13636 Ventura Blvd. #215 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

If you aren't going to be at the CELA conference this weekend, this is another good choice.