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The information below comes from a JD Supra article, link provided below.

"Court of appeal recently rejected two insurance companies’ assertion that the administrative exemption to the overtime compensation requirements applied to their insurance claims adjusters in the adjusters’ lawsuit seeking damages for unpaid overtime.  (Harris v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 2 Dist., July 23, 2012).

Insurance claims adjusters (“Adjusters”) filed four class actions lawsuits against their employers, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation (collectively, “Employers”), seeking damages for unpaid overtime.  Adjusters claimed that Employers wrongfully classified them as exempt administrative employees."

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ad...com-18766/