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August 22, 2018

Valerie Alberts v. Aurora Behavioral Health Care

Valerie Alberts v. Aurora Behavioral Health Care, California Superior Court Case No. BC419340 (Superior Court, Los Angeles County), was a wage and hour class action on behalf of nurses and mental health workers.Ā  The plaintiffs alleged that meal/rest period violations were extensive at two Aurora facilities in Los Angeles, in large part because of facially invalid break relief policies/practices.Ā  Econ One and Dr. Brian Kriegler were retained by the plaintiffs (i) to analyze Auroraā€™s time/pay records, and (ii) to propose and implement a classwide damages methodology.Ā Ā Ā 

The case initially was denied class certification by the trial court in 2013, then was reversed/remanded on appeal in 2015, and finally granted class certification after a renewed motion in 2018.Ā  Dr. Krieglerā€™s analyses and opinions were cited in both the California Court of Appeal opinion and subsequently in the trial courtā€™s order granting class certification.Ā  In total, the certified class included over 1,200 people and a class period that stretched from 2005 to 2013.Ā  Once the parties reached a settlement of an undisclosed amount in 2023, Econ One was tasked with determining individual awards for each class member using a model that resembled the one presented in Dr. Krieglerā€™s declarations.Ā 

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