EXPERIENCE
Welch Consulting was retained by attorneys representing a national technology firm in a class action matter alleging age discrimination in reduction in force actions. Welch Consulting economists developed a statistical model of career path on which employees could be plotted. Our economists showed that employees selected for layoff were off-track (below the typical path) and that the selections were not associated with age. Employees who were on-track, or above what was typical, were not selected for layoff, regardless of their age.
Welch Consulting was retained by California law enforcement agency to assess claims of racial profiling in traffic stops, searches and arrests. Welch Consulting economists worked to accurately model the underlying processes at issue and found that, once the statistical approach accounted for all theoretically relevant factors, there was no statistical evidence of racial profiling.
Welch Consulting was retained by attorneys representing a large nationwide electronics retail company in a California class action where managers were allegedly misclassified as exempt. Among the claims was that constrained labor budget allocations inhibited managers from hiring enough hourly employees and, as a result, managers were forced to perform non-exempt work. Our economists analyzed labor budget allocations statistically and found the allocations to be flexible to the business environment and responsive in large measure to the volume of store business.
Welch Consulting was retained by attorneys for a medical doctor in a Medicare auditing case. A medical doctor was audited and the auditing agency employed a flawed sampling approach to the review. Our economist analyzed the available data, submitted a report and testified regarding the size of the statistical sample used in the audit and the appropriateness of the sampling methodology.
Welch Consulting was retained by attorneys for plaintiff in order to develop a sampling strategy for the purposes of reviewing personnel files of a national clothing and apparel retail chain’s California stores. Our economist was also asked to develop a sample strategy for review and coding of security video to ascertain when employees leave stores for breaks.
Welch Consulting, as part of a wide-ranging equal employment matter, was asked to deploy a client vendor’s proprietary oracle database containing thousands of various tables with case relevant information. The vendor, who was unable to extract their own data in a cost effective manner to meet the deadlines imposed by the discovery and trial calendar, assured the client no one could do so in less than a year. Welch Consulting deployed the database, extracted the relevant information, and processed the data for analysis and production on time and on budget.
Welch Consulting was retained by attorneys for a national retailer in a national class action regarding classification of managers. Our economists leveraged available employment history data and generated individual level activity reports showing the extent to which managerial activities, including hires, reviews, terminations, transfers and promotions, were being conducted by tens of thousands of managers.
Welch Consulting was retained in a consulting capacity by a national retail company to analyze performance evaluations among its salaried employees. Our economists compared the performance evaluations on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity and age. The study extended to analysis of the degree of association between the demographic status of the employee and that of the reviewer and whether differences in ratings were increasing or decreasing over time.
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