Month: May 2017

Employee Update: Matt Rigling

EmployStats is pleased to announce that employee Matt Rigling has been offered admission into UT Austin’s Masters Program and will begin taking classes in Summer 2017!  Matt will be completing the 18-month program to obtain his Masters Degree in Economics.  He looks forward to taking advanced analytical and econometric courses and bringing those skills to his work here at EmployStats.  Matt will be working full-time in his position of Research Associate at EmployStats while pursuing his advanced degree.

Matt Rigling began working for EmployStats in an Intern position in March 2015, and was promoted to Research Associate in May 2015 after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors Degree in Economics.  When he’s not crunching numbers for EmployStats, Matt enjoys watching the San Antonio Spurs and going on hikes with his puppy Zella.

Upcoming EmployStats CLE Seminar

EmployStats is hosting a CLE seminar in San Francisco, California on July 12, 2017 at the prestigious and historic Bently Reserve.  Our intensive Continuing Legal Education event will focus on California’s recent Fair Pay Act, and allegations of Fair Pay Act violations from both the experienced attorney and expert witness perspective.

Attendees we will hear from Lori Andrus, the attorney in the 4 million dollar Farmers Insurance lawsuit. There will also be a discussion by David Neumark, Ph.D., regarding his research into labor market discrimination.  Additionally, attorneys will hear directly from EmployStats Principal Economist Dr. Dwight Steward regarding his expert witness experience with discrimination allegations, as well as insight into the calculations and theories that make up loss of earnings analyses.

For more information on the upcoming CLE and registration, please visit our website at www.employstats.com/california-fair-page-act 

Who is Doug Berg, Ph.D.?

Doug Berg, Ph.D., is an expert in big data, and has been working with EmployStats and Principal Economist Dr. Dwight Steward for several years regarding class action and discrimination lawsuits.  Dr. Berg is currently a professor at Sam Houston State University in the Department of Economics.  He received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University.  Dr. Berg will provide additional support and his expert insight into using big data in employment litigation.  Doug Berg, Ph.D., describes litigation as “living on data”, and the better the data, the better the argument.  EmployStats welcomes his insight into the underlying meaning behind the data our clients provide us!