Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

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Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.
9th Cir. 2011); cert. granted, 565 U.S.
1057 (2011).
Holding
The petitioners – pharmaceutical sales representatives whose primary duty is to obtain nonbinding commitments from physicians to prescribe their employer’s prescription drugs in appropriate cases – qualify as outside salesmen under the most reasonable interpretation of the Department of Labor’s regulations.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityAlito, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
DissentBreyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan
Laws applied
The
Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938; 29 U.S.C. §§ 206-207 (2006 ed. and Supp. IV); 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1)

Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 567 U.S. 142 (2012), is a

overtime pay.[2] The court ruled in a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that sales representatives were classified as "outside salesmen" who are exempt from the Department of Labor's regulations regarding overtime pay.[3]

Facts

Michael Christopher and Frank Buchanan worked for

class action lawsuit, they sought time and a half for over 40 hours work.[7]

The

Department of Labor filed an amicus in a related case in the Second Circuit, they appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California, which affirmed the lower court's decision.[8][9][10] The plaintiffs then appealed to the Supreme Court.[2]

Judgment

Supreme Court held, by a five to four majority, that Christopher and Buchanan were not entitled to overtime pay under the

Fair Labor Standards Act, because they were effecting sales within the Act's exception in § 213(a).[5]
Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the court, in which Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Scalia, Kennedy and Thomas joined.

Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan joined.

See also

  • US labor law

References

  1. ^ Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 567 U.S. 142 (2012).
  2. ^ a b Greenwald, Judy (December 4, 2011). "Supreme Court to rule on pharmaceutical sales overtime pay". Business Insider. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp". scotusblog.com. SCOTUS Blog. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. ^ 29 U.S.C. § 207(a).
  5. ^ a b 29 U.S.C. § 213(a).
  6. ^ 29 CFR 541.500.
  7. ^ Todd, Susan (June 18, 2012). "U.S. Supreme Court rules against drug sales reps in overtime pay challenge". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  8. 9th Cir.
    2011).
  9. ^ Weiczorek, Sam (April 5, 2012). "Argument preview: The "outside salesman" exception to the FLSA's overtime-pay requirement". SCOTUS Blog. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  10. ^ Vicini, James (June 18, 2012). "U.S. top court rules for Glaxo on overtime pay". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

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