McCleery v. Allstate Ins. Co.

*769*438In this putative class action, property inspectors allege they were engaged by three "service" companies to perform inspections for two major insurers. The inspectors allege they were in fact employees of the insurers and service companies jointly, and were entitled to but deprived of minimum wages, overtime, meal and rest breaks, reimbursement of expenses, and accurate wage statements.

The inspectors moved for class certification, supported by their expert's declaration that liability could be determined and damages calculated classwide by way of statistical analyses of results obtained…