Legal Opinion
In Re Novartis Wage and Hour Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 12, 2009No. 7:06-mj-01794PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. CROTTY, District Judge:
This consolidated class action lawsuit 1 raises the question of whether individuals employed as Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives (“Reps”) are entitled to overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA” or “Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., and corresponding state wage and hour laws. Plaintiffs in this action are current and former Reps employed by Defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“NPC”) in New York, California, and other states. 2 They claim they qualify for overtime pay, and seek unpaid overtime wages, under…
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re Novartis Wage and Hour LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Locke v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
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