Class Counsel Announce That American Family Insurance Workers File Nationwide Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit.DENVER -- Proposed Class Covers Hundreds of Current and Former Vehicle Property Damage Claim Adjusters Current and former vehicle property damage claim adjusters of American Family Insurance American Family Insurance Group (aka "AmFam") is a private mutual company which focuses on property, casualty and auto insurance, but also offers commercial insurance, life, health, and homeowners coverage, as well as investment and retirement-planning products. ("AmFam") today filed a nationwide class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax in federal district court in Denver charging the company with failure to pay overtime wages in violation of federal and state labor laws. The case is entitled Baldozier et al. v. American Family American Family is a photographic artwork exhibition by Renée Cox. See also
The company employs more than 8,100 workers; the proposed class includes hundreds of vehicle property damage claim adjusters in 17 states. The complaint charges that AmFam unlawfully misclassifies its employees who process vehicle property damage claims as "exempt" from certain state and federal labor laws in order to deprive them of overtime pay. "AmFam generated over $321 million in profit in 2003," stated Lieff Cabraser partner James M. Finberg. "Much of these profits are attributable to the long hours and weekends worked by claim adjusters denied overtime pay." "The lawsuit seeks to affirm the principle that insurance claims representatives are entitled to protection under federal and state overtime pay laws," said Thomas A. Warren of the Law Office of Thomas A. Warren. Steven G. Zieff of Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , explained, "The complaint charges that AmFam has instituted a policy of refusing to pay overtime wages due to vehicle property damage claims adjusters even though these adjusters have never been exempt from overtime pay requirements under federal law and Department of Labor regulations." "Ironically, AmFam recruits employees by touting that it is 'committed to providing a positive work experience for all of our employees,'" noted Robert F. Hill of Hill & Robbins, P.C. "We believe the evidence will show that AmFam failed to comply with its basic obligation to pay its employees fairly and in accordance with the law." Further Information Members of the media can obtain a copy of the complaint by contacting Monica Barsetti of Lieff Cabraser by e-mail at mbarsetti@lchb.com. Current and former vehicle property damage claim adjusters of AmFam who wish to learn more about the lawsuit or share their work experiences with class counsel should visit www.americanfamilyovertimelawsuit.com or call toll-free at 866-854-7830. About the Plaintiffs' Attorneys Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a 60-plus attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. and Nashville. Since 1972, Lieff Cabraser has successfully represented plaintiffs in a wide range of class action cases, including employment, wage and hour and pension benefits litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Since 1992, the firm has litigated 23 separate cases in which $100 million or more in jury verdicts were rendered or settlements were reached, including 11 cases valued at $1 billion or more each. Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, LLP specializes in the representation of workers and employees in state and federal courts. The firm has long been a leading firm in the area of class action overtime cases and has handled numerous multi-million dollar overtime cases, including Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, in which they obtained the largest overtime verdict in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. history. Law Office of Thomas A. Warren specializes in fair employment class actions in federal court and handled two of the largest Title VII class actions, Haynes v. Shoney's Inc., and Shores v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. Hill & Robbins, P.C. was founded in 1978 and emphasizes class action litigation as well as other complex litigation. The firm has successfully represented plaintiffs in a wide range of class action cases, including securities, antitrust, consumer and pension benefits cases, and has handled numerous major cases, including Gottlieb v. Miniscribe (securities class action), In Re New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Natural Gas Antitrust Litigation (antitrust class action), Vastano v. AT&T Wireless (consumer class action), Eaton v. Onan (pension class action) and Cooper v. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (pension class action). Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain is a San Francisco law firm with extensive experience representing workers in class action litigation, including numerous wage and hour cases under state and federal law. Lewis, Feinberg, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. specializes in the representation of workers and retirees in pension, employee benefits, wage and hour, and other employment-related litigation throughout the U.S. The firm has successfully litigated dozens of class action cases. Press Contacts James M. Finberg Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel.: 415-956-1000 Thomas A. Warren Law Office of Thomas A. Warren 2032-D Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Florida For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation). Tallahassee is the capital of the State of Florida and the county seat of Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. 32308 Telephone: 850-385-1551 Steven G. Zieff Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, LLP 351 California Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: 415-434-9800 |
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