Wage-and-Hour & FLSA Mediation

Bring the facts, the calculations, and the decisions into focus.

Wage-and-hour disputes often turn on detailed records, differing accounts of how work was performed, and competing calculations of compensation. For workers and employers, the financial and practical consequences can be significant.

Approved Dispute Resolution helps parties and counsel examine the facts, evaluate disputed assumptions, and engage in informed settlement discussions. Our approach keeps the conversation focused on what supports each position, how the claimed amounts were calculated, and what the parties need to resolve the dispute.

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Disputes we mediate

• Unpaid wages and overtime claims
• Employee exemption and independent contractor classification disputes
• Off-the-clock work and timekeeping disagreements
• Tip-related compensation disputes
• Disagreements over hours worked, pay rates, and payroll records
• Individual, multiparty, and collective wage claims
• Related retaliation allegations

A number—and how you got there

A productive mediation requires more than a settlement demand and a response. It requires an understandable damages analysis: the relevant period, hours, rates, disputed assumptions, and the evidence supporting the calculation.

We encourage counsel to identify where their calculations align and where they diverge, and to explain the basis for claimed damages, defenses, and fee exposure. That preparation helps parties assess proposals against the realities of the case.

Prepare for the settlement decision

Classification questions, incomplete records, credibility issues, and disagreements about working arrangements can materially affect risk. Mediation provides an opportunity to examine those issues alongside costs, timing, and the practical interests of the parties.

We work with counsel to identify the terms and any approval steps they believe are needed to carry an agreement forward. The parties retain control over the decision to settle.