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Litigation Services
Support in litigation may range from informal assessments of theories and statistical patterns to preparation of reports and expert testimony. Advice by economists and statisticians can be a vital element in discovery, strategic planning, and settlement negotiations even if expert testimony is not required. Our services to clients in litigation include:
- Consultation to assess the role of economic or statistical testimony
- Preliminary assessment of liability or damage claims
- Critiques of opposing experts' reports
- Economic damage estimates for settlement or mediation
- Organization of complex data for use by counsel or other experts
- Questions for discovery, deposition, or trial
- Fully documented reports
- Testimony at trial, regulatory hearing, or deposition
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Services Outside Litigation
Statistical and economic analysis of business and human resources practices may help clients avoid costly lawsuits. Our years of experience in litigation work enable us to bring a valuable expert perspective to these evaluations. Our services outside litigation include:
- Audits of employment practices, including pay audits in compliance with the final Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Evaluation of Compensation Practices published by the Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
- Monitoring of consent decrees
- Statistical studies for employers under investigation by regulatory agencies
- Availability and workforce statistics for affirmative action plans
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Workforce Audits
Workforce audits are examinations of a company's pay, promotion, hiring or other employment practices. We compare the experience of protected and non-protected groups, advise clients about trends in their internal data, and provide an assessment of their current situation. These audits provide management with the tools to address potential litigation problems before they arise. In addition, audits identify areas of laudible achievement.
Workforce audits assist human resource managers in checking for internal consistency in the pay, performance and reward structure of autonomous components of large organizations. In conducting audits we work closely with management and human resource personnel to thoroughly understand a client's practices before beginning our analysis. PayEval Consulting brings sophisticated statistical modeling and a broad understanding of human resource practices to aid clients in these self-assessments.
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Responding to Government Audits
PayEval's professional consulting staff assists firms and attorneys in responding to data requests from regulatory investigators such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and the Justice Department, as well as state investigative agencies.
We can help compile data requested by regulators and, more importantly, we can analyze the data from the perspective of the regulator's concerns. We have particular expertise in assessing the potential disparate impact of employment, credit, and insurance policies.
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