Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

OPINION

M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Michael Christopher and Frank Buchanan appeal the judgment of the district court that they are not entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. Plaintiffs were employed as Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives (PSRs) for Defendant-Appellee SmithKline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo). Glaxo classified Plaintiffs as “outside salesmen” — a legal designation that exempts an employee from the FLSA’s overtime-pay requirement. Plaintiffs’ suit challenges Glaxo’s classification…