Labor & Employment
Overview
Edgeworth is a leader in evaluating complex economic issues in the field of labor and employment, applying our skills in both expert testimony and consulting engagements. Our experts are well-known for developing a thorough understanding of our clients’ specific businesses and applying tailored, innovative approaches to rigorously analyze their data to provide creative, reliable solutions to the issues at hand.
Our experts combine intellectual insight, expertise in labor economics and statistics, practical experience, and the firm’s vast data capabilities to provide exceptional analysis on a wide range of labor and employment issues.
- Class Certification
- Equal Employment and Pay Equity
- Wage and Hours
- No-Poach Litigation
- Data and HR Analytics
- Damages and Exposure Analyses
Across these practice areas, we routinely extract, synthesize, and analyze extensive amounts of information from a variety of complex employment databases. Our rigorous approach and data analysis capabilities ensure that our conclusions in both litigation and consulting stand up to close scrutiny and real-world application.
Case Highlights
Case Highlights
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 09.18.2024
- Litigation | 02.2024
- Litigation | 02.2024
- Litigation | 04.04.2022
- Litigation | 03.03.2022
- Litigation | 08.26.2021
- Litigation | 01.04.2021
- Litigation | 03.2020
- Litigation | 03.01.2020
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 01.2020
- Litigation | 10.16.2019
- Litigation | 10.15.2019
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 01.2019
- Litigation | 12.06.2018
- Litigation | 06.28.2018
- Litigation | 02.28.2018
- Litigation | 01.30.2018
- Litigation | 12.19.2017
- Litigation | 03.15.2017
- Litigation | 01.17.2017
- Litigation | 09.06.2016
- Edgeworth Provides Analysis of Damages on Behalf of US Restaurant Chain in Labor and Employment CaseLitigation | 01.01.2016
- Litigation | 06.24.2015
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 06.24.2015
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 03.18.2015
- Litigation | 01.31.2015
- Litigation | 09.01.2014
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 08.19.2014
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 05.20.2014
- Litigation | 05.01.2014
- Litigation | 10.31.2013
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 07.23.2013
- Litigation | 05.01.2013
- Litigation | 02.19.2013
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 08.19.2012
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 06.24.2012
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 06.23.2011
- Litigation | 06.23.2011
- Litigation | 06.23.2011
- Litigation | 06.23.2011
- Litigation | 11.09.2010
- Business & Regulatory Consulting | 04.21.2007
Insights & News
Publications
- Published Article, Law360 | 06.06.2024
In April, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule,under which the salary level for the white-collar Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption will be $1,128 per week, effective January 2025.
- Published Article, Law360 | 05.01.2024
To comply with the Immigration and Nationality Act, the U.S. Department of Labor requires that H-2B visa workers, who are employed in less-skilled seasonal work, must be paid at least the prevailing wage for their occupation and work location.
- White Paper, Edgeworth Economics | 10.26.2023
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) September 8, 2023 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) increases the standard salary level for the white-collar exemption to the 35th percentile of the pay distribution of full-time, non-hourly workers in the South Census region and imposes automatic updates to the salary threshold every three years. The automatic adjustments would use the most recent quarterly data from the Current Population Survey to determine the 35th percentile of the pay distribution for full-time non-hourly workers in the South Census region.
- White Paper, Edgeworth Economics | 10.24.2023
The Department of Labor’s September 8, 2023 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) increases the salary threshold for the white-collar FLSA exemption. In the NPRM, the Department explains that the purpose of the salary level test is to serve as an initial screening tool.[1] It then goes on to downplay the extent to which the new threshold will increase the fraction of white-collar workers who will fail the salary level test by stating “the number of salaried white-collar employes for whom salary would be determinative of their non-exempt status and who earn at least the long test salary level – 3.2 million – is nearly ten times smaller than the number of salaried white-collar workers for whom job duties would continue to be determinative of their exemption status…”[2]
- Published Article, Law360 | 04.26.2023
Dr. Stephen Bronars of Edgeworth Economics analyzes the anticipated new salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act, expected to be proposed in May.
- Published Article, A condensed version of this article was published in Bloomberg Law | 03.07.2023
Dr. Stephen Bronars of Edgeworth Economics analyzes the Federal Trade Commission’s stance that non-compete clauses reduce worker earnings across industries, saying that research doesn’t support this conclusion.
- Published Article, ABA Antitrust Magazine | 09.13.2022
In this article, Edgeworth CEO Dr. John Johnson and Edgeworth President Chuck Fields, along with Kirkland & Ellis Partner James H. Mutchnik, map the DOJ’s evolving position over time and discuss both the legal and economic reasons why it is improper to presume that all such agreements should be treated under a per se standard as de facto market allocation.
- Published Article, Law360 | 06.13.2022
The Congressional Progressive Caucus recently proposed an increase in the salary threshold that they claim will reach $82,732 by 2026 — $1,591 per week. Businesses required to accurately record the work hours and accurately calculate regular rates of millions of managers and professionals, many of whom receive bonuses and commissions, are likely to face a considerable increase in compliance costs.
- Published Article, Law360 | 05.11.2021
In this article Dr. Stephen Bronars quantifies the impact of the new $15 minimum wage for three contractor jobs that were identified by the White House in its announcement of the executive order. He shows that the impact of a $15 minimum wage for janitors, cafeteria attendants and nursing assistants varies substantially by metropolitan area.
- Published Article, Law360 | 05.01.2020
Headlines announcing impending layoffs and furloughs abound as the economy declines due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus and a downturn in the oil and gas sector. Depending on the demographics of their employees, some firms may be particularly susceptible to risk of adverse impact in layoff and furlough decisions.
- Law360 | 04.15.2019
Edgeworth Partners Dr. Stephen Bronars and Dr. Deborah Foster discuss the Department of Labor's recent proposal to increase the HCE salary threshold from $100,000 to $147,414.
- Edgeworth Economics | 06.18.2018
By 2022, the California minimum wage will be $15, and it will increase annually after that based on inflation. The California white collar exemption requires that employees be paid twice the minimum wage. As a result, some employees who pass the duties test will soon be ineligible for the white collar exemption based on their salaries. Employers should review all jobs under the white collar exemption to ensure they remain above the threshold as the salary test level increases. Edgeworth's labor and employment experts have compiled a guide to the factors employers should consider when reviewing jobs with salaries close to the threshold.
- Law360 | 05.23.2018
In anticipation of future civil class actions related to no-poach and wage-fixing agreements, Edgeworth Partners Dr. Stephen Bronars and Dr. Deborah Foster have published a two-part primer in Law360 on wage analyses that are frequently used in employment discrimination cases and will become increasingly relevant as labor issues cross over into the antitrust arena.
- Law360 | 05.23.2018
In anticipation of future civil class actions related to no-poach and wage-fixing agreements, Edgeworth Partners Dr. Stephen Bronars and Dr. Deborah Foster have published a two-part primer in Law360 on wage analyses that are frequently used in employment discrimination cases and will become increasingly relevant as labor issues cross over into the antitrust arena.
- Law360 | 06.17.2016
The DOL's estimate of an additional 2.5 percent increase in the new salary threshold over three adjustments may not be accurate and likely understates its magnitude.
- Law360 | 05.12.2016
The pay ranges specified in the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposed EEO-1 forms are broader than the pay differences it aims to detect. While the goal of determining instances of pay discrimination is sensible, the authors show that the proposed data collection system is unlikely to accomplish the objective.
- Law360 | 10.09.2015
In this Law360 article, Dr. Stephen Bronars and Dr. Nathan Woods discuss the possibly profound consequences of using external benchmarks when conducting analyses of age discrimination allegations.
- Law360 | 09.25.2015
Mr. Michael Kheyfets, Dr. Deborah Foster and Dr. Nathan Woods discuss the 10 questions you should ask your experts who are working with your sensitive data.
- Law360 | 08.25.2015
Drs. Bronars, Foster, and Woods discuss the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed salary test for the white collar exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Law360 | 08.14.2015
Drs. Deborah K. Foster, Stephen G. Bronars, and Nathan D. Woods published the article “Approaches to Hourly Rates Under DOL White Collar Rules” in Law360.
- Law360 | 07.17.2015
Dr. Stephen Bronars and Chuck Fields, along with Christopher Craig of O’Melveny & Myers, co-authored the article in Law360.
- Law360 | 05.29.2015
This article by Dr. Nathan Woods is the third article in a three part series discussing the statistical analysis of class certification topics in wage-and-hour class and collective actions.
- Law360 | 05.28.2015
This article by Dr. Nathan Woods is the second article in a three part series discussing the statistical analysis of class certification topics in wage-and-hour class and collective actions.
- Law360 | 05.27.2015
This article by Dr. Nathan Woods is the first article in a three part series discussing the statistical analysis of class certification topics in wage-and-hour class and collective actions.
- Law360 | 03.22.2013
Dr. Korenko published an article in Law360 that discusses the idea of fairness in executive compensation from an economic perspective.
- Edgeworth Economics | 08.08.2012
Dr. Jesse David completed analysis of comprehensive concussion and injury data for the 2011 NFL season, along with comparisons to prior seasons going back to 2004.
- Law360 | 11.01.2011
- Antitrust Magazine | 06.28.2011
This article examines recent class actions, including a review of the issues that affect economic analysis as it relates to antitrust matters.
- Law360 | 06.25.2010
Matthew Milner opined on the reliability of structured data in litigation, writing “Structured data is frequently the foundation of expert analysis in litigation for a variety of damages and liability issues."
Edgeworth Insights
- Blog, 09.04.2024
In late June 2024, a four-day bench trial was held in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to determine if American Airlines had violated its duties to employees by allowing the asset managers of its employees’ 401(k) plans to pursue environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) goals.
- Blog, 08.22.2024
California’s minimum wage increased by 25% to $20 per hour on April 1 for limited-service restaurants with at least 60 locations in the U.S. Little attention has been paid to a part of the law that will cause thousands of managers in these businesses to lose their exempt status and may increase wage and hour lawsuits against these businesses.
- Blog, 07.31.2024
On April 1 the minimum wage in California increased by 25% to $20 per hour for limited-service restaurants with at least 60 locations in the U.S.
- Blog, 07.30.2024
Companies may be interested in assessing their compensation policies for a number of reasons. In a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, three-quarters of firms responded that they regularly audit for pay equity across a variety of characteristics such as gender, race or ethnicity, and age.
- Blog, 06.24.2024
The recent 25% increase in California’s minimum wage from $16 to $20, for limited-service restaurants (including fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and juice bars) with at least 60 locations nationwide, has sparked controversy.
- Blog, 06.06.2024
In April, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule,under which the salary level for the white-collar Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption will be $1,128 per week, effective January 2025.
- Blog, 05.15.2024
In the Final Rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees” (Rule), the Department of Labor (DOL) dismisses concerns that the proposed mechanism for automatically updating the standard salary level will result in increases to the salary level above and beyond those related to wage growth.
- Blog, 05.07.2024
This article provides a preview of the range of H-2B wage increases mandated by the DOL. As explained in a recent analysis volatility in H-2B prevailing wages is caused by the DOL’s methodology and limited sample sizes, especially in less populated labor market areas, and may discourage employers from relying on the H-2B program.
- Blog, 05.01.2024
To comply with the Immigration and Nationality Act, the U.S. Department of Labor requires that H-2B visa workers, who are employed in less-skilled seasonal work, must be paid at least the prevailing wage for their occupation and work location.
- 04.25.2024
The American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section held its annual Equal Employment Opportunity Law Conference in Boston from March 19 to March 22, 2024. Over 200 attendees took part in the four-day conference.
- Blog, 04.19.2024
We have developed a tool that provides a preview of the prevailing wages that the OFLC will officially announce on July 1, 2024. Our interactive tool focuses on 34 occupations that account for a majority of H-2B visas in over 3,000 combinations of states and counties.
- Blog, 01.11.2024
Federal anti-discrimination laws in the U.S. protect applicants, employees, and former employees from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and genetic information. One dimension not included is discrimination based on an individual’s “caste.”
- Blog, 12.18.2023
Farmers and ranchers who hire seasonal workers on H-2A visas will face prevailing wages in 2024 that are about 5.54% higher, on average, than in 2023. This occurs after a large increase in H-2A wages between 2022 and 2023. The H-2A visa program requires that visa workers, and domestic workers in corresponding employment, are paid at least the prevailing wage, or Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). AEWRs are determined by the US Department of Labor (DOL) and vary by region. AEWRs will increase in every region between 2023 and 2024 with the largest increases in Hawaii (8.64%), Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina (7.39%), and Oregon and Washington (7.12%).
- Blog, 10.31.2023
The NPRM claims the new salary threshold for the EAP exemption “will, in combination with the standard duties test, better define and delimit which employees are employed in a bona fide EAP capacity in a one-test system.” However, the new salary threshold is set at the 35th percentile of the non-hourly pay distribution in the South region, which is $1,059 per week. The non-hourly pay distribution includes many blue-collar workers and white-collar workers explicitly excluded from the FLSA (such as teachers), raising doubts as to whether an arbitrary threshold from this distribution has any ability to determine which EAP employees are bona fide.
- Blog, 10.30.2023
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) NPRM provides estimates of the number of employees affected by the proposed salary test level increases, but projections are only as good as the data on which they are based. In fact, there is no data currently collected that would enable an accurate and reliable estimate of the number of employees who are subject to the FLSA or how many employees are classified as exempt, much less an estimate of those that would be impacted by the proposed changes.
- Blog, 10.27.2023
The NPRM touts that an estimated 3.4 million employees will “gain overtime protection” under the proposed regulations. As described in our post on October 25, it is unlikely that the new rule will increase compensation of the re-classified employees.
- Blog, 10.25.2023
The Department of Labor claims that the increased salary test level will “give employees higher earnings in the form of transfers of income from employers to employees,” but that assertion is inconsistent with economic reasoning. Even the economic studies cited in the NPRM cast doubt on that assumption.
- Blog, 10.23.2023
On September 8, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) from the Department of Labor was published in the Federal Register titled “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees.”
- Blog, 10.23.2023
The Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the white-collar exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) includes an initial regulatory flexibility analysis that is required for all regulations that will have a material impact on small businesses. In that analysis, the Department concludes that 1.3 million workers employed by between 179,700 and 1.3 million small businesses will be impacted by the substantial increase in the white-collar exemption salary threshold in the NPRM. However, that analysis almost certainly understates the impact on small businesses.
- Blog, 09.07.2023
Employers may not be paying attention to BIPA and resulting litigation in Illinois, but they should. BIPA class action lawsuits have surged since 2015, and filings are expected to reach new heights by the end 2023 [1]. Similar proposals, often modeled after BIPA, have emerged in Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington, and others are likely to follow [2] [3].
- Blog, 06.06.2023
When tasked to quantify potential pay gaps between gender or race groups, economists usually rely on multivariate regression analysis. In pay equity studies, this regression estimates the average pay difference between male and female employees after accounting for important factors which affect pay. However, if any of those factors (known as control variables) are measured with error, pay differences might erroneously be attributed to gender and biased results can emerge.
- Blog, 03.07.2023
Dr. Stephen Bronars of Edgeworth Economics analyzes the Federal Trade Commission’s stance that non-compete clauses reduce worker earnings across industries, saying that research doesn’t support this conclusion.
- Blog, 12.02.2022
Farmers and ranchers who hire foreign-born seasonal workers on H-2A visas will face prevailing wages in 2023 that are about 9.36% higher, on average, than the prevailing wages for H-2A workers in 2022.
- Blog, 11.01.2022
Edgeworth Economics President Chuck Fields and Principal Consultant Dr. Stephanie Cheng recently presented on this topic at the DC SHRM 2022 Annual Conference. This post summarizes their key takeaways from that event.
- Blog, 06.27.2022
Federal and state labor laws limit which employees can legally be paid a salary independent of hours worked. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the Federal law requiring that certain workers receive overtime compensation, at 1.5 times their regular rate of pay, for all hours of work above 40 each week.
- Blog, 06.07.2022
On March 7th, the Treasury Department released a draft report entitled “The State of Labor Market Competition” (herein “the report” or “the Treasury”), which addressed the level of concentration and anti-competitive labor practices in the U.S. economy. The report claimed to reaffirm the current administration’s executive orders regarding promoting competition in labor markets and examines possible implications.
- Blog, 03.01.2022
We gathered our Labor and Employment experts together and asked them: What is the “Great Resignation,” and what does it mean for employers?
Excerpts of their wide-ranging conversation were lightly edited for clarity and reported here.
Speaking Engagements
- Event, 08.08.2024
Join our speakers in this CLE webcast as they delve into the latest developments in class action litigation and reveal essential best practices.
- Webcast, 07.21.2020
Join expert labor economists from Edgeworth Economics and Kevin White, co-chair of the Hunton Andrews Kurth Labor and Employment team, on July 21 for this complimentary webinar addressing key legal issues arising in the COVID-19 world of which employers should be aware.
- The 2019 Farm Labor Survey: More Detailed Information but Adverse Effect Wage Rates Continue to GrowEvent, Washington, DC | 02.05.2020
Dr. Stephen Bronars will speak at the 56th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), to be held February 4-6, 2020 in Washington, DC.
- Event, Renaissance Washington, DC | 11.21.2019
Dr. Deborah Foster will speak at the 16th Annual Georgetown Law AEDI plenary panel entitled, "Statistics: Oh What Stories Your Data Can Tell."
- Event, New Orleans, Louisiana | 11.07.2019
Dr. Nathan Woods will be a panelist at the 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, sponsored by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law.
- Event, Uncasville, Connecticut | 09.24.2019
Dr. Stephen Bronars will be a featured presenter at the 15th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit. Dr. Bronars will join the panel entitled, "Pay Parity and the Revival of the EEOC Pay Data Survey."
- Event, Capitol Visitor's Center, Washington DC | 07.17.2019
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Stephen Bronars will join a panel discussion focused on key issues involving the US H-2B visa program.
- Event, 02.05.2019
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Stephen Bronars will present “A Labor Economist’s View of the Problems with AEWR,” on the first day of the 55th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE), to be held February 5-7, 2019 in Washington, DC.
- Event, 06.15.2018
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Stephen Bronars will discuss the impact of wage and employment claims on the bankruptcy process, including the decision of a company to file a bankruptcy, and issues involved in bankrupty and restructuring.
- Webcast, 05.23.2018
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Nathan Woods will discuss the types of data and analyses that will be critical for organizations to leverage in preparing for and responding to predictive scheduling laws.
- Event, 05.16.2018
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Nathan Woods will discuss the types of data and analyses that will be critical for organizations to leverage in preparing for and responding to predictive and flexible scheduling laws.
- Event, 05.04.2018
Edgeworth Economics Partner Dr. Nathan Woods will present on pay equity alongside Phelps Dunbar Partner Reed Russell at the Wage & Hour Defense Institute (WHDI)’s annual Spring Meeting, to be held May 4, 2018 in Nashville, TN.
- 02.07.2018
Dr. Stephen Bronars is to present at the 89th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
- Event, 02.06.2018
Dr. Stephen Bronars is to present at the 54th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Agricultural Employers.
- Event, 10.18.2016
Join Dr. Nathan Woods for a live webinar discussing the fast-approaching compliance deadlines following the DOL's final overtime exemption rule.
- Event, 07.28.2016
ACI will host its annual National Forum on Employment Discrimination Litigation, where Dr. Stephen Bronars will discuss economic damages and statistical issues in employment discrimination cases.
- Event, 07.19.2016
Join Edgeworth's Dr. Nathan Woods and fellow experts as they examine the economic impact of the DOL's overtime exemption rule in this live webinar.
- Event, 06.23.2016
In this two-hour live webcast, hosted by The Knowledge Group, Dr. Deborah Foster will serve on a panel of seasoned leaders and professionals who will help the audience understand the most important aspects of Wage and Hour Class Actions.
- Event, 06.10.2016
Dr. Stephen Bronars will discuss the Final Rule on Overtime Exemption under FLSA during a panel session on wage and wage-related issues that can impact the viability of a business and impede a successful Plan of Reorganization.
- Event, 06.02.2016
Dr. Foster will present on "The Latest on the New WhiteCollar Exemption Overtime Regulations: Analyzing the Practical Implications of the New Rules, Strategies for Minimizing Litigation Risks, and Defending Against Claims of Violation Once Litigation is Brought."
- DOL Overtime Exemption Rule is Final | Understanding Immediate Action Items and Key Compliance DatesEvent, 06.02.2016
The Department of Labor has issued its much-anticipated Final Rule profoundly redefining white collar exemption under the FLSA. Dr. Nathan Woods will join a BLR webinar on the action plan employers need to set into motion now to ensure that compliance is met on December 1, 2016, the effective date of the DOL’s final rule.
- Event, 05.25.2016
Edgeworth has been invited to speak on the DOL's Final Rule on Overtime Exemption under FLSA at the Annual Retail & Hospitality Executive Summit in Pebble Beach, CA on May 25, 2016, hosted by Kronos, a global leader in delivering workforce management solutions.
- Event, 03.08.2016
In this webinar, to be hosted by Bridgeport Continuing Education Programs, Edgeworth Economics Partners Chuck Fields and Dr. Deborah Foster will join Dr. Brandy Ware and Dr. Anand Subramanian of JFA Associates, to provide several options available to estimate work time and understand employees' activities so that firms can make informed decisions regarding employee classification.
- Event, 10.01.2015
- Event, 09.28.2015
- Event, 08.21.2015
- Event, 07.27.2015
- Event, 05.31.2012
News
- In the News, Bloomberg Law | 11.06.2019
Edgeworth Partner Dr. Stephen Bronars was cited in a Bloomberg Law article, "Job Market Is Tougher for Recent College Grads Than All Workers." Read more>
- News, 10.16.2019
Dr. Deborah Foster cited by the California Court of Appeal in matter relating to improper rounding and regular rate of pay in California law.
- Press Release, 09.19.2019
In Edgeworth’s first decade, the firm has become one of the world’s leading economic consultancies, distinguished at the forefront of antitrust, class certification, intellectual property, and labor and employment, in North America and China.
- News, 06.28.2018
An Edgeworth Economics team was retained by two California hospitals accused of violating California labor law by using a payroll system that automatically rounded employees’ hours up or down to the nearest quarter-hour.
- In the News, 02.20.2018
Dr. Stephen Bronars cited in multiple sources regarding trends in US farm labor supply.
- News, 06.08.2016
On June 8, 2016, Edgeworth Economics Partner Dr. Stephen Bronars was called to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest regarding the economic impact of the H-2B Temporary Foreign Worker Program on the wages of US workers.
- News, 10.12.2015
Edgeworth Economics Partners Dr. Stephen Bronars and Dr. Nathan Woods have published an article in Law360 entitled "How Estimates Can Miss The Mark On Age Discrimination."
- Press Release, 05.27.2015
Edgeworth Economics is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen G. Bronars has joined the firm as a Partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
- Press Release, 03.16.2015
Edgeworth Economics is pleased to announce that labor and employment expert Dr. Deborah Foster has joined the firm as a Partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
- Press Release, 03.03.2015
Edgeworth Economics is pleased to announce that Dr. Nathan Woods has joined the firm as a Partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Dr. Woods specializes in class action wage and hour disputes and employment discrimination matters at the state and federal levels.
- Press Release, 07.30.2014
Edgeworth Economics, today announced that Michael Kheyfets has been promoted to Partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
- News, 04.04.2013
Dr. John Johnson, Edgeworth CEO, will speak about pay equity, EEOC and OFCCP at the Jones Day Labor & Employment Discussion Group on April 9, 2013.
- News, 03.26.2013
Edgeworth Partner, Dr. George Korenko, published an article in Law360 that discusses the economics behind executive compensation, including compensation values and fairness.
- News, 08.07.2012
Senior Vice President, Dr. Jesse David provides a statistical analysis of 2011 NFL concussion and injury data.
- Press Release, 07.23.2012
Edgeworth Economics announces the addition of University of Michigan Law Professor and economist J.J. Prescott as a senior academic affiliate.
- News, 05.31.2012
Dr. John Johnson discussed the importance of statistical data analysis to economic issues of class certification in wages and hours litigation post Dukes and Brinker.
- News, 03.12.2012
Edgeworth Economics extends a warm congratulations to Dr. John Johnson on being selected as a finalist for Global Competition Review’s 2012 Economist of The Year.
- Press Release, 12.01.2011
Washington, DC – Edgeworth Economics LLC is pleased to announce that Dr. George Korenko, an expert economist, has joined the firm.
- News, 11.01.2011
Edgeworth President and CEO Dr. John Johnson discusses the use of statistical analyses in systemic discrimination in Law 360. Taking pregnancy discrimination class actions as the example, they discuss the importance of appropriate control groups, econometrics and robustness tests.
- News, 09.09.2011
A study conducted by Edgeworth Economics for the NFL Players Association was mentioned in an Associated Press article carried by The Wall Street Journal and other leading publications. The study demonstrated the economic impact of the NFL season on host cities throughout the United States.
- News, 08.18.2011
In finding for summary judgment on behalf of Bloomberg L.P., Judge Loretta A. Preska cited heavily Dr. Johnson’s statistical evidence in favor of Bloomberg, calling it “highly probative and uncontroverted.” Dr. Johnson’s testimony demonstrated that the compensation of alleged Class Members actually increased more than the compensation of employees who took leave for other reasons, contributing to a finding that the Plaintiffs' claims are “insufficient to demonstrate that discrimination was Bloomberg’s standard operating procedure.”
- Press Release, 08.05.2011
Edgeworth Economics LLC, a boutique economic consulting firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Chuck Fields to Senior Vice President.
- News, 07.31.2011
Our expert reports for the NFL Players Association have received numerous mentions in the press over the past few months, including the Washington Post, Esquire magazine, and a CBS News affiliate. Edgeworth Experts analyzed the potential economic impact of a lockout, as well as the impact of injuries on salaries and retirement rates.
- News, 01.31.2011
Washington, D.C. – Edgeworth Economics has prepared a report titled “Dangers of the Game” for the NFL Players Association, analyzing player injuries in the 2010 regular season. This report was recently featured in a cover story on Esquire.com. Edgeworth found substantial increases in injury frequency and severity in the 2010 season.
- News, 12.09.2010
Edgeworth President John H. Johnson and Senior Vice President Jesse David, along with economist Paul Torelli, discuss the unique circumstances surrounding antitrust cases that target labor markets.
- Press Release, 06.28.2010
Washington, D.C. - Edgeworth Economics is pleased to announce that Dr. John Johnson has been appointed an Assistant Editor of the Antitrust Law Journal for the 2010-2011 ABA year.
Of Significance Podcast
- 09.17.2024
Are the kids alright? Are they working hard enough? Steve, Nathan, and Brent break down the drama around summer employment among the youths and talk about some of the summer jobs they used to have.
- 08.06.2024
Brent and Nathan plumb the depths of Steve’s mind to get to the bottom of the question on everybody’s mind: is there anything that Steve Bronars doesn’t know about the unemployment rate? Listen to find out! Spoiler: the answer is “probably."
- 07.23.2024
Nathan, Brent, and Steve finally take on academic elites and their out of control theories about human capital, how it's measured, and whether it's important. Just kidding, this is a classic, balanced episode about human capital in theory and practice that's completely hinged. This episode doesn't just have economics though: it's also got science and art (kind of)!
- 07.09.2024
Let's get meta right off the bat as Nathan, Brent, and Steve think about how we think about what's important. In this kickoff episode, they dive deep into the different ways things matter or mislead and Steve reminisces about a poll that came out when he was a wee lad.
- 06.27.2024
Edgeworth Economics' new podcast featuring experts Dr. Steve Bronars, Dr. Nathan Woods, and Brent Butgereit premieres soon. Check out our trailer here!
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