Were you a loan officer at American Heritage Lending in California?
If you were paid a salary or commission with no overtime, you may have been misclassified as exempt under California law — and may have a claim for unpaid overtime, missed breaks, and other wages.
Current and former processors, underwriters, funders, account executives, and hourly staff in California may also have claims.
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You may have a claim if:
- You worked for American Heritage Lending in California at any time in the past four years.
- You were treated as exempt — paid a salary or commission with no overtime.
- You regularly worked more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week.
- You missed meal or rest breaks, or were never paid a premium for missing them.
Paid hourly instead? You may still have a claim — for off-the-clock work, missed meal or rest breaks, or unreimbursed business expenses. Not sure whether your situation qualifies? You can still submit; the case review is free and confidential.
A salary alone does not make you exempt
Under California law an exemption generally requires that more than half of an employee’s time be spent on genuinely exempt duties and that the salary be at least twice the state minimum wage for full-time work. Employees whose primary duty is selling — including many loan officers — are often treated as producing the employer’s product rather than administering its business.
What a claim may cover
Unpaid overtime and double time, meal and rest period premiums, reimbursement of business expenses, wage statement and final pay penalties, and interest. What is available depends on the specific facts of each person’s employment.
California wage claims can reach back as far as four years, so employment that ended some time ago may still be reviewable. The case review is free and confidential, and there is no obligation.
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