Robinson-Smith v. Government Employees Insurance’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 11 district · 2 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “whether the employee carries out major assignments in conducting the operations of the business; whether the employee performs work that affects business operations to a substantial degree, even if the employee’s assignments are related to operation of a particular segment of the business; whether the employee has authority to commit the employer in matters that have significant financial impact ,.. whether the employee has authority to negotiate and bind the company on signifícánt matters ... [and] whether the employee is involved in planning long- or short-term business objectives.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Long v. Endocrine Society

2. “Insurance claims adjusters generally meet the duties requirements for the administrative exemption, whether they work for an insurance company or other type of company, if their duties include activities such as interviewing insureds, witnesses and physicians; inspecting property damage; reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates; evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage of claims; determining liability and total value of a claim; negotiating settlements; and making recommendations regarding litigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 36 F. Supp. 3d 237 - Napert v. Government Employees Insurance

3. “who is compensated on a salary or fee basis at a rate of not less than $250 per week exclusive of board, lodging, or other facilities, and whose primary duty consists of either the performance of office or nonmanual work directly related to management policies or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers ... where the performance of such primary duty includes work requiring the exercise of discretion and independent judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 841 F. Supp. 2d 972 - Withrow v. Sedgwick Claims Management Service, Inc.