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Bell v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, 115 Cal. App. 4th 715 (2004)

Following a jury trial, Farmers Insurance Exchange was ordered to pay a class consisting of 2,402 current and former claims representatives over $90 million in unpaid overtime and over $32 million in prejudgment interest. The claims representatives contended that Farmers had improperly classified them as exempt administrative employees and had unlawfully deprived them…

Bothell v. Phase Metrics, Inc., 299 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2002)

Rex Bothell, a former field service engineer employed by Phase Metrics, Inc., alleged that he had been improperly classified as an exempt administrative employee under state and federal law and sought unpaid overtime. Phase Metrics maintained that Bothell was essentially an account manager who performed his job independently, made or recommended decisions critical…