Daily Archives: April 18, 2012 - 2 results

On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a class-action lawsuit that pits pharmaceutical sales reps against drug maker GlaxoSmithKline. At issue: Do the employees—who are all salaried workers—deserve overtime pay? It’ll be a couple months before the Supreme Court answers that question, but this much is clear: GlaxoSmithKline and the pharmaceutical industry aren’t the only ones facing challenges from employees who want overtime. A recent report published by the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw found that 7,006 so-called …

Think your credit card information is secure? Think again. Last month, Heartland Payment Systems, a national credit processor, settled a class action lawsuit to the tune of $1 million after a staggering 130 million credit card numbers were stolen from its system by hackers in December 2007. Only 11 people qualified for payment, rest of money went to non-profits Fair Credit Reporting Act questionably cited in the lawsuit FCRA does provide consumer protections for victims of fraud and identity theft …