Plaintiffs v Novartis
Female Sales Reps Get a Trial Date Against Novartis
A federal judge has cleared the way for thousands of female pharmaceutical representatives to tell a jury about alleged discriminatory work practices at Novartis. The Basel, Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant had sought to toss out the class action involving 5,600 sales reps, but instead the judge set a trial date of April 7, 2010, after denying Novartis' motion for partial summary judgment.
The class action stems from a lawsuit filed in 2004 by 19 female sales reps who alleged the company discriminated against them in several ways, including pay levels, personnel evaluations and promotions. They also claim adverse treatment of women who took leave for pregnancy.
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