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California Supreme Court

Dec. 30, 2011

Court rules against insurance adjusters in overtime case

The state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against insurance adjusters seeking unpaid overtime, but didn't issue the broad ruling some wage-and-hour defense lawyers were hoping for.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday against insurance adjusters seeking unpaid overtime, but didn't issue the broad ruling hoped for by some wage-and-hour defense lawyers.


Four class actions filed against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. claimed the company mistakenly classified 1,100 insurance adjusters as being exempt from overtime because their work was administra...

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