Sales

The U.S. Supreme Court has just agreed to review Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., a significant case concerning pharmaceutical sales representatives. At issue, whether the sales reps are considered exempt or not exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If the court determines the reps are “outside salespersons” they would be considered exempt under the FLSA…

Just because sales or other commissions are a part of your paycheck doesn’t mean that you are exempted from overtime pay under the FLSA, says the federal District court in the Southern District of Ohio. Since this case also followed a Kansas District case, it looks like it could be good Georgia employment law as well. The…