Farmers Loses Overtime Suit.An Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. County Superior Court jury has ordered Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. insurance giant Farmers Insurance Exchange to pay $90 million to claims adjusters who consistently worked overtime hours without receiving additional pay. The judgment, believed to be the largest of its type, could exceed $130 million when interest and attorneys fees are added, a lawyer for the 2,400 plaintiffs said. The large award, which Farmers has vowed to appeal, is likely to encourage more white-collar workers white-collar workers, broad occupational grouping of workers engaged in nonmanual labor; frequently contrasted with blue-collar (manual) employees. American in origin, the term has close analogues in other industrial countries. to file lawsuits demanding overtime and could prompt California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). employers to review their pay practices. |
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