Peabody v. Time Warner Cable, Inc., 59 Cal. 4th 662 (2014)
Susan Peabody worked as a commissioned salesperson for Time Warner Cable, Inc. (“TWC”). Peabody regularly worked 45 hours per week but received no overtime. TWC considered Peabody and the other members of the putative class to be subject to the commissioned employee exemption under California law. However, most of Peabody’s paychecks did not…
Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc., 2014 WL 2924954 (Cal. S. Ct. 2014)
Plaintiffs Maria Ayala, Rosa Duran and Osman Nuñez sought to certify a class of newspaper home delivery carriers in a lawsuit brought against Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc. (“AVN”), alleging that AVN had improperly classified the carriers as independent contractors rather than employees in violation of California labor laws. The trial court…
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…
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