9th Circuit Holds Mortgage Underwriters are NOT Exempt from Overtime Pay

Mortgage underwriters do not qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s administrative exemption because they are more appropriately characterized as “production” employees, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  See the recent decision here http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/07/05/15-16758.pdf