U.S. Supreme Court declares pharmaceutical sales representatives exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act *

USA - June 22 2012
On Monday, June 18, 2012, the United States Supreme Court handed the pharmaceutical industry a long-overdue victory on the issue of whether pharmaceutical sales representatives or detailers ("sales reps") are covered by the "outside sales" exemption under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").

U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the FLSA exemption for outside salespersons *

USA - December 29 2011
Proper classification of employees is critical.