The Supreme Court Issues Its First Exemption Decision

In Christopher, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline, No. 11-204 (June 18, 2012), the Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical sales representatives qualify for the “outside salesman” exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act and are, therefore, not entitled to overtime compensation for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.  Because representatives do not actually… Continue Reading