Misclassification & Exempt Status Analysis

Econagency provides economic and statistical analysis for misclassification claims, including exempt status disputes under the FLSA and state law and independent contractor classification issues. Depending on the matter, engagements can include job duties surveys, observation studies, statistical analysis of class certification issues, and damages and exposure models.

Exempt Status and Job Duties Analysis

• Design and analysis of job duties surveys.
• Observation studies and time-in-motion projects.
• Statistical analysis of job duties and hours worked across employees, locations, and time periods.
• Overtime damages and exposure models under alternative classification scenarios.

Independent Contractor Classification

Mr. Buchanan’s labor and employment case experience includes independent contractor issues. Econagency can assist counsel with economic and statistical questions in independent contractor matters, including data analysis and damages and exposure estimates.

Mr. Buchanan’s Experience

• Analyzed class action issues of supervisors’ claims of misclassification using economic analysis and surveys.
• Administered and applied survey data to determine the characteristics of job duties and the appropriateness of a class.
• Implemented and analyzed surveys related to exempt status, hours worked, and other wage and hour issues.
• Built flexible economic models to assist counsel in estimating potential exposure under a variety of scenarios for mediation, settlement discussions, and/or trial.

This page describes the types of analysis Econagency offers, with examples drawn from Mr. Buchanan’s curriculum vitae. The analysis appropriate to any matter depends on its facts, the available data, and the questions at issue. Nothing on this page is an opinion about any particular case.