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Split U.S. Supreme Court Says Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Are Not Owed Overtime
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A pharmaceutical sales representative, or detailer, falls under the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) definition of an "outside salesman" and is not owed overtime compensation, a split U.S. Supreme Court... Read More

Tags: drugs , pharmaceutical companies , FLSA , U.S. Department of Labor , Frank Buchanan , Fair Labor Standards Act , class action , outside salesman , PSRs , DOL , Michael Shane Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation , Litigation , pharmaceutical sales reps , GlaxoSmithKline , Michael Christopher , U.S. Supreme Court , overtime compensation

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Overtime For Pharmaceutical Reps
Posted on 16 Apr 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Pharmaceutical sales representatives, or "detailers," "tout" drugs to doctors but do not actually engage in sales as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and thus are entitled to overtime... Read More

Tags: SmithKline Beecham Corp. , FLSA , U.S. Department of Labor , detailers , Frank Buchanan , Employment Law , Fair Labor Standards Act , overtime pay , Hour Litig. , Chevron U.S.A. , DOL , Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council , Auer v. Robbins , Michael Shane Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation , Pharmaceutical sales representatives , Litigation , GlaxoSmithKline , In re Novartis Wage &amp , Michael Christopher , U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Says Employment Law Case Belongs In District Court, Not Federal Circuit
Posted on 10 Dec 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Dec. 10 that a federal employee claiming that an agency action appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) violates an antidiscrimination statute in 5 U.S. Code Section... Read More

Tags: Carolyn M. Kloeckner v. Hilda L. Solis , Federal Circuit , Civil Service Reform Act , U.S. Department of Labor , Hilda L. Solis , Employment Law , Carolyn] Kloeckner , DOL , secretary of Labor , Employment Benefits Security Administration , Litigation , Merit Systems Protection Board , MSPB , U.S. Supreme Court , CSRA