Nationwide Employees Win Class Status on Wage, Leave Claims

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. must face a newly certified class of more than 100 employees in California who say they weren’t paid overtime or for all accrued and vested vacation time.

Two subclasses of Nationwide commercial claims adjusters were certified Wednesday on their state-law claims by Judge John A. Mendez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, following a Feb. 25 hearing.

Common factual and legal questions predominate over individual issues, and the class can prove their claims by showing evidence of Nationwide’s common policies, practices, rules, and regulations, the court said. Named plaintiffs Anthony Marc ...