California Court Nixes $15 Million Judgment For Bank Employees in State Overtime Case

A California trial court’s award of $15 million to a class of 260 bank officers who claimed they were misclassified as overtime-exempt employees under state law must be vacated because the trial court’s use of statistical sampling to establish liability violated the employer’s due process rights, the California Court of Appeal ruled Feb. 6 (Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n).

The trial court certified a class of 260 current and former business banking officers (BBOs) who claimed that U.S. Bank National Association (USB) violated their rights under California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 by denying them overtime ...