August 26, 2020
Dozens of former fraud investigators for Farmers Insurance have locked down final approval for their $5.4 million deal to settle allegations that the company shorted them on overtime pay, with their legal team scoring $1.7 million of the pot to cover fees and expenses.
January 09, 2018
A California magistrate judge said Tuesday that she's inclined to certify a collective action on behalf of 65 California Farmers Insurance claims investigators who claim they are misclassified as exempt from overtime and denied meal breaks, finding they all share the same primary job duty of investigating fraudulent claims.
August 01, 2017
A California federal judge Tuesday conditionally certified a collective action brought by 300 Farmers Insurance claims investigators who say they've been misclassified as exempt from overtime, finding they'd met the "low standard" for sending out notices, even though it was a "close question" for those whose duties didn't include going into the field.