Month: January 2012

Pharmalot, January 25, 2012 – Novartis Pays $99M To Settle Overtime Rep Suit

More than a year after a federal appeals court ruled that Novartis sales reps are not exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and, therefore, should be paid overtime (back story), the drugmaker has agreed to a $99 million settlement, according to lawyers for the reps. The move is significant because, until now, drugmakers have been fighting…

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Reuters, January 25, 2012 – Novartis To Pay $99 Mln In Sales Rep Overtime Case

Jan 25 (Reuters) – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp has agreed to pay $99 million to settle a lawsuit by current and former sales representatives who claimed they were denied overtime pay despite working more than 40 hours per week. The settlement resolves a 2006 lawsuit now covering more than 7,000 plaintiffs who have worked for the affiliate of Switzerland-based Novartis AG,…

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January 25, 2012 – Plaintiff Sales Representatives and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Resolve Class Action Wage and Hour Claims

Plaintiff Sales Representatives and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation resolve class action wage and hour claims Company to resolve wage and hour claims with one-time payment of up to99 million dollars for eligible class members Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation remains committed to compensate all employees in accordance with US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state laws East Hanover, NJ, January 25,…

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The Associated Press, January 25, 2012 – Novartis to pay $99 million to settle federal lawsuit over sales representatives’ overtime pay

By Associated PressA U.S. division of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG will pay $99 million to settle a class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for U.S. sales representatives. The nationwide case involves about 7,700 current and former sales representatives who claim the company owes them overtime for hours worked outside the normal business day, said David Sanford, an attorney for the representatives.…

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Sanford Heisler Files $100 Million Employment Class Action Against Quest Diagnostics

Posted January 12th, 2012. Complaint Details Quest Diagnostics’ Employment Practices That Have Illegal Disparate Impact on Female Sales Representatives For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, 201-788-0142, [email protected] (January 12, 2012, Newark, NJ) – Attorneys at Sanford Wittels & Heisler today filed a $100 million gender discrimination employment class action complaint against Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), Inc. and AmeriPath, Inc.,…

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John Elway’s Toyota Dealership Named in Class Action

Posted January 9th, 2012. Employees of Color Detail Severe Patterns of Racial Discrimination & Harassment For more information, contact Jaime Baum, [email protected], (January 9, 2012, Los Angeles, CA) – A case filed by Sanford Wittels & Heisler today in Los Angeles’ Superior Court claims that John Elway’s Manhattan Beach Toyota knowingly permits a corporate culture of racial discrimination and harassment.  The…

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