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Lisa Nobles v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company

Case No. 2:10-cv-04175-NKL, United State District Court for the Western District of Missouri

 About This Lawsuit

Employees have sued State Farm in federal district court alleging that State Farm's exception timekeeping policy causes them to perform unpaid work that must be paid by law.

State Farm denies that any employee is improperly paid and contends that it accounts for and pays for all time worked by its employees. 

The federal district court overseeing this action has certified this case to proceed as a class and collective action, but has not yet taken any position regarding the merits of the parties' claims or defenses.

To Seek Recovery of Unpaid Wages under Federal Law

The deadline to participate in the nationwide collective action has closed.  But you may be a member of the Missouri or Oklahoma class actions. For more information, you may contact Class Counsel.

Summary of the Case

State Farm uses a time reporting system where hourly employees outside of California are paid 38.75 hours a week, unless they record an "exception" in State Farm's timekeeping system. In this lawsuit, these employees are referred to as "exception hourly" employees.  Plaintiffs allege that this system violates federal record keeping laws and causes exception hourly employees to perform unpaid work before and after their scheduled start and stop times and over their unpaid lunch break.  For example, Plaintiffs allege that employees spend time preparing their computer and reading e-mails prior to the start of their shift, over lunch, and after the end of their shift for which they are not compensated.  Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Plaintiffs seek to recover all unpaid overtime, as well as up to double the unpaid overtime as liquidated damages.  State Farm denies any wrongdoing and has asserted several affirmative defenses, which it contends precludes any recovery.

You are eligible to join this lawsuit if: 

• You are currently employed, or were previously employed, by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. or State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. after August 25, 2008; and
• You were an exception hourly employee who worked in an operations center in one of the following locations: Homewood, Alabama; Tempe, Arizona; Greeley, Colorado; Jacksonville, Florida; Winter Haven, Florida; Johns Creek, Georgia; Bloomington, Illinois; West Lafayette, Indiana; Frederick, Maryland; Mendota Heights, Minnesota; Columbia, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Parsippany, New Jersey; Ballston Spa, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Newark, Ohio, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Concordville, Pennsylvania; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Dallas, Texas; Jollyville, Texas; Charlottesville, Virginia; Dupont, Washington; and Brookfield, Wisconsin.

In addition to their federal claims, Missouri and Oklahoma employees have brought claims under state law for the recovery of unpaid wages. These claims have been certified as a class action. If you are a Missouri or Oklahoma employee, you do not need to take any steps to seek damages under state law, as you will automatically become class members of the Missouri and Oklahoma class actions. But even Missouri and Oklahoma class members must complete a Consent to Join form to pursue overtime and liquidated damages under federal law. Missouri and Oklahoma employees may pursue both state and federal remedies by completing the Consent to Join form.

If you are a Missouri or Oklahoma employee who does not want to participate in the lawsuit against State Farm at all, you must follow the steps for requesting exclusion from the Missouri and Oklahoma classes described here.

   Additional Information

To learn more about the details of the lawsuit, you should read the full Notice of Collective Action Lawsuit  and review the Frequently Asked Questions provided on this website.

You may also contact Class Counsel with any questions by clicking here.

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