Webinar - 8/20/2025 - Back to the Future: Calculating Past and Future Damages (Back Pay and Front Pay) In Employment Discrimination Cases

Originally presented on August 20, 2025. Recent events (the #MeToo and Black Lives movements and pandemic-related layoffs and terminations) and legislation (the California Equal Pay Act 2019 amendment) have led labor and employment attorneys to expect an influx of litigation. Forensic economist Nora Ostrofe, MBA CEA AVA, will explain the fundamentals of how economists calculate damage claims in discrimination, Fair Pay Act, wrongful termination, and class action (including wage and hour) cases. California and Federal Equal Pay Act, and Title VII discrimination cases often require detailed calculations of compensation with, and without, discrimination. Wrongful termination wage loss claims, or calculations of back pay and front pay, can be quite challenging. Research can involve the availability of comparable jobs, the effect of the termination on the Plaintiff’s employment prospects, the expected duration of the Plaintiff’s job search, and the Plaintiff’s expected post-termination ea