At issue in several federal courts is whether or not pharmaceutical sales representatives are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA mandates overtime pay for non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a work week. Pharmaceutical sales representatives claim their employers have violated the FLSA by not paying them overtime….
Most employers prefer the at-will employment arrangement. They can fire their employees whenever it suits them for almost any reason (with narrow exceptions for anti-discrimination, disability and similar laws). An at-will employee works at the whim of his employer, and good job performance is no protection from being fired. That might be about to change…
