Anthem Wage Case Defense Back on Table After Judge Reconsiders

Anthem Cos. can once more argue certain workers fall within an overtime exemption after convincing a federal judge to reconsider a ruling blocking the insurer from asserting the defense.

Nurses who review insurance claims for Anthem initially nabbed partial summary judgment preventing the company from raising some Fair Labor Standards Act carveouts at trial. But Anthem demonstrated that an intervening US Supreme Court opinion standardized a lower proof burden for claiming the exemption, the US District Court for the District of Minnesota said Tuesday.

Anthem employs nurses to review healthcare providers’ authorization requests to determine if the medical services are ...