U. S. Supreme Court to Rule on Unfair Denial of Overtime Pay for Pharma Reps – Decision Expected by the End of June

What does this mean for YOU?

• Are you a Pharma Rep or former Pharma Rep whose company has been sued for unfair denial of overtime pay?
• Are you a Pharma Rep or former Pharma Rep who wants to join a future class action because you have been unfairly denied overtime by your company?
• Do you want information about federal overtime laws?

Even though the case has been argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, you can still be included.  Read the information below and contact us.

Decision pending –

On April 16, the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue of whether pharma reps are true outside salespersons.  We expect a ruling from the high court by the end of June, but it could come earlier.

These cases are so significant that they generated support (friend-of-the-court briefs) from the U.S. Solicitor General and the Department of Labor, as well as numerous national employee rights and medical organizations – all in support of pharma reps receiving overtime pay.

The transcript and audio are available on the U.S. Supreme Court site.

You can read the legal briefs in Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham here:

• The main brief
• Brief of the the U. S. Solicitor General
• Brief of The National Employee Law Association
• Brief of Medical Professionals
• Brief from reps who worked for Big Pharma in the ’70s or ’80s
• Brief from certified class of Johnson & Johnson reps

Find out if YOU are already included in a class:

Call us to determine whether you are already included in a class or need to join. Beginning in 2006, we have filed class action claims for pharma rep overtime against the following companies:

Pfizer, Serono (settled), Warner Chilcot, Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Hoffman-LaRoche, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering Plough, Wyeth

We have had significant victories in Abbot, Schering Plough and Boeheringer Ingleheim. Cases against Novartis and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals have also found for pharma reps.

Even if you work for one of the companies that has already been sued for violating employees’ overtime pay, we would still like to hear from you. These suits are class actions, which means that if employees have also suffered the same consequences, they are still covered by the court ruling.

Find out about new lawsuits against additional companies:

We are also preparing to file lawsuits against additional drug companies.

If you work or worked for a company that is not listed above, we can also provide you with information about state and federal overtime laws and future lawsuits.

Find out exactly where YOU stand:

You may already be included in the claims that have been filed, but not necessarily. For instance, most of these cases have subclasses covering some states but not others. If you want to be sure you are included, call or use the email intake on this page.

The time to act is NOW:

The statute of limitations (the deadline imposed by law within which you may bring a lawsuit) may severely limit the time for you to file claims.  Each day your claim is not included is a day’s overtime lost in your damages calculation.

We have formed a consortium with a group of some of the largest workers’ class action firms in the country and local counsel and can handle claims anywhere in the country.

If you believe you are owed overtime compensation for pharma rep work, please contact us as soon as possible, in order to preserve your rights.