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Three workers have filed a $200 million lawsuit against Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. for failing to pay them overtime wages under California and federal law. "They've got a system of white-collar peonage here," said a plaintiffs lawyer, who said the workers are classified by the company as independent contractors to circumvent minimum wage and overtime laws. A Northwestern Mutual spokeswoman says the plaintiffs are "financial representatives" who have never been employees of the company.
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