Like it or not, numbers matter. This is particularly true in workforce affairs. What numbers? Pay, demographics and performance ratings, to name just a few. Knowing your organization’s numbers—and when to look at them, how to interpret them and what to do with them—can help you guide your organization proactively through events ranging from the routine administration of compensation and benefits to the most extraordinary corporate transaction. This session will cover best practices, including proactive pay equity studies, adverse impact analyses related to reorganizations and reductions in force, hiring and other employment actions. It also will highlight the latest statistical issues in litigation.