Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Opinion

SWAGER, J.

In this class action for unpaid overtime, Farmers Insurance Exchange (FIE) has filed separate notices of appeal from a judgment awarding the plaintiffs’ class $90,009,208.12 for unpaid overtime compensation, plus prejudgment interest of $32,303,048 and from a series of postjudgment orders that inter alia adopted a plan of distribution and awarded common fund attorney fees and costs. We reverse the portion of the judgment for unpaid double-time hours worked, and remand the order re plan of distribution. In all other respects the judgment and postjudgment orders are affirmed.

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