Litigation Support

Overview:

Compensation often faces the scrutiny of the judicial system, for a variety of reasons. Compensation Resources, Inc. (CRI) provides professional Litigation Support services and expert testimony covering the broad areas of Compensation & related Human Resource Issues. CRI has been successfully involved in the following compensation related litigation areas:

Unreasonable and Excessive Compensation
Career and Lifetime Earnings Potential
Spousal Distribution of Assets
Employment and Change-of-Control Agreements
Alien Employment Certification
Job Availability and Competitive Market Value of Positions
Discriminatory Hiring and Compensation Practices
Minority Shareholder Complaints
Compensation Violation of FAR by Government Contractor
Intermediate Sanctions

CRI is often called in to provide research, reports, and testimony relative to the findings of the compensation analysis. The CRI team is led by Paul R. Dorf, Ph.D., APD, with over thirty years of Human Resource and Compensation related experience as both a corporate executive and head of major compensation consulting practices. Paul and CRI have been involved in numerous successful cases covering a wide variety of investigatory and litigation issues.

Review our Litigation Support Services for a complete list of CRI's consulting expertise, as well as representative Litigation Support Case Studies and Litigation Support Examples for an overview of activities in which CRI has been involved.

Services

Appropriateness of Compensation
Alien Employment Earning Potential
Earning Potential
Wrongful Discharge
Discrimination
Prevailing Wage Determination

Case Studies

Case Study #1: Unreasonable Compensation IRS vs. Fabricated Metals Company

Issues:

Compensation of the top two officers/owners was questioned by the IRS.

Solutions:

Market priced the positions held by the officers.
Addresses the various duties and responsibilities of the top two officers/owners of the company.
Developed a methodology illustrating the reasonableness of the compensation in question.
Conducted various analyses relating to the reasonableness of the officers' compensation.
Presented and Expert Report.
Testified during the trial.

Case Study #2: Equitable Distribution of Executive Compensation in Divorce Proceeding Jane Doe vs. John Doe

Issues:

Equitable distribution of deferred compensation as well as other long and short-term components.

Solutions:

Reviewed compensation components submitted by the husband.
Identified several additional compensation components which would be subject to equitable distribution.
Reviewed all plan documents relating to short and long-term compensation components.
Provided relevant compensation information to CPA for purposes of valuation of compensation.

Case Study #3: Lost Opportunity Jane Doe vs. Owner of a Cosmetics Company

Issues:

Owner of Cosmetics Company allegedly excluded Jane Doe from ownership in the company.
Jane Doe contends that they had an oral agreement to be partners and that only after she helped get the Company started did the owner of the Cosmetics Company decide not to include her as a partner.

Solutions:

Reviewed all documentation relating to the case.
Researched the level of compensation paid to an owner of a business the same size as the defendant's.
Considered compensation the plaintiff could have earned in connection with her partnership in the business, as well as, from her previous occupation.
Submitted Expert Report presenting our findings.