Jim Edwards, at BNET Pharma: Schering Outside Sales Reps Due "Back" Overtime?

Jim Edwards, over at BNET Pharma has all the scoop, here:

It seems that many, many sales reps at old Schering-Plough may be entitled (in many cases) to significant "back overtime" pay, for all those extra hours they worked (beyond the straight-40, in any calendar week, under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act) -- the hours HR refused to pay for, claiming these sales reps were "exempt" from overtime, under the law. Not so, it seems. Do go read it, all you Schering sales reps (now lurking here)!

And while you're there -- say thanks to Jim Edwards -- for alerting you, to your rights!

. . . .The same conclusion the Court reached in Ruggeri as to Boehringer’s [sales reps] applies here given the material similarities between the duties performed by Schering’s [sales reps] and Boehringer’s [sales reps]. . . .

Full 32 pages of (PDF File) Opinion.

I should also H/T PharmaGossip for this one, as Jim so graciously did.