California Supreme Court to decide if insurance adjusters should get overtime pay

The California Supreme Court will hear arguments Oct. 3 in a case that centers on whether California claims adjusters are entitled to overtime pay. A California appellate court in 2007 overturned a trial court decision and ruled in Francis Harris et al. vs. Superior Court of Los Angeles County and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. that a class of adjusters who filed suit against Liberty Mutual and Golden Eagle Insurance Co. were not exempt from overtime compensation requirements under California law.