Analyzing the Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.—Proskaur’s Joshua Alloy

The U.S. Superem Court heard oral arguments this week in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., a prominent employment law case that will decide whether or not pharmaceutical sales representatives are correctly classified as being exempt from overtime pay. The plaintiffs in the case argue that, while the reps do many things, they don’t actually sell anything in the traditional sense, which is important because their exempt status is dependent on the “outside sales” exemption of the our country’s wage & hour See more +

The U.S. Superem Court heard oral arguments this week in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., a prominent employment law case that will decide whether or not pharmaceutical sales representatives are correctly classified as being exempt from overtime pay. The plaintiffs in the case argue that, while the reps do many things, they don’t actually sell anything in the traditional sense, which is important because their exempt status is dependent on the “outside sales” exemption of the our country’s wage & hour laws.

To explain the background of the case, its major players and break down the oral arguments, we bring in Joshua Alloy of Proskauer. Alloy is a contributing author on their blog, Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions. See less -