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GEICO SUED BY FIELD CLAIMS ADJUSTERS

A proposed class action was filed in Massachusetts state court alleging Geico illegally forced field claims adjusters and trainees to work overtime without proper compensation, and further required them to use personal vehicles in violation of state law. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges Geico required adjusters to “record a fixed 7.75-hour workday with an automatic forty-five-minute unpaid meal deduction, prohibited them from reporting overtime without prior approval, failed to pay them for all compensable travel, and deducted so called ‘personal use’ charges from their pay for company-issued vehicles.”

The plaintiff claims that the workers were not provided a fixed office but instead worked remotely, driving to inspection sites. Before leaving home, the workers were required to log into Geico’s internal system using company computers or mobile devices, download files, review customer information, and map routes. Adjusters would then drive from inspection site to inspection site, all the while performing inspections, communicating with customers, uploading information and photographs, and preparing and revising reports. At the end of the day, the workers would have to complete notes, respond to communications, finalize estimates, and upload documentation.

The plaintiff, individually and on behalf of others, claims he is entitled to wages, including overtime, from the time he first logged into the system until he had completed all work activities at the end of the workday. Automatic meal deductions were allegedly improper since he and others were not relieved of work duties.
The plaintiff seeks unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, travel-time compensation, and reimbursement of use of personal vehicles, plus treble damages, attorney’s fees, costs and interest.

The litigation is Luis Morales v. Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico), Superior Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Suffolk.

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