2nd Circuit Finds Insurance Appeals Nurse Is Exempt From Overtime

Mealey's (January 15, 2020, 1:42 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A registered nurse who works for an insurance company reviewing denials of claims for medical insurance coverage is a professional employee exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 14 (Sharon Isett, et al. v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, et al., No. 18-3271, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1190)....