October 23, 2023
A collective of insurance agents specializing in farm coverage urged a Texas federal court not to dismiss claims they were misclassified as overtime exempt, arguing that insurers cannot exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act's retail exemption.
April 27, 2023
The Texas Farm Bureau asked a federal court not to side with a group of insurance agents arguing that they qualify for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, saying the agents are salaried and exempt from the law's requirements.
April 13, 2023
An agency manager for the Texas Farm Bureau and affiliated insurance companies asked a federal judge to grant him a win in his collective action alleging managers were not paid overtime, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision supported his argument that he was not considered salaried.
August 26, 2021
Texas Farm Bureau and its affiliated insurance companies haven't sufficiently shown that an agency manager bringing a conditionally certified collective action was exempt from overtime requirements because he made a salary, a Texas federal court ruled, rejecting the companies' bid for an early win.
May 20, 2021
Workers selling insurance for Texas Farm Bureau and its affiliated insurance companies should be considered employees, a federal magistrate judge said, recommending that the district judge grant summary judgment in favor of the workers on their claim that the companies misclassified them as independent contractors.