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CHRISTOPHER v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

No. 11-204.

132 S.Ct. 2156 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 153

Michael Shane CHRISTOPHER, et al., Petitioners v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION dba GlaxoSmithKline.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Goldstein, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Malcolm L. Stewart, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioners.

Paul D. Clement, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Michael R. Pruitt, Otto S. Shill, III, Jackson White, PC, Mesa, AZ, Jeremy Heisler, David W. Sanford, Katherine M. Kimpel, Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP, Washington, DC, Thomas C. Goldstein, Counsel of Record, Kevin K. Russell, Amy Howe, Goldstein & Russell, PC, Washington, DC, Eric B. Kingsley, Liane Katzenstein, Kingsley & Kingsley APC, Encino, CA, for Petitioners.

Neal D. Mollen, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC, Mark E. Richardson, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Tri. Pk, NC, Paul D. Clement, Counsel of Record, Jeffrey M. Harris, Stephen V. Potenza, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) imposes minimum wage and maximum hours requirements on employers, see 29 U.S.C. §§ 206-207 (2006 ed. and Supp. IV), but those requirements do not apply to workers employed "in the capacity of outside salesman," § 213(a)(1). This case requires us to decide whether the term "outside salesman," as defined by Department of Labor (DOL or Department) regulations, encompasses...

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