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06.22.2012Supreme Court Sides With Pharmaceutical Companies in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.UpdatesIn Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., the Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical sales representatives qualify as “outside salesmen” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and are thus exempt from FLSA’s overtime wage requirements. In doing so, the Court declined to defer to the Department of Labor's (DOL) position on the issue.