PharMerica Must Face Worker’s Failure to Pay Overtime Claims

A pharmacist can proceed with his lawsuit against PharMerica Logistics Services LLC, after a federal judge said he sufficiently pleaded claims for failure to pay overtime under federal and state law.

Jeff Berner sued PharMerica alleging the company failed to pay him and a proposed collective of other pharmacists time-and-a-half when he worked more than 40 hours in a workweek in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act. Berner alleged he was hired with a guaranteed salary that “‘covered just 30 hours a week’” but he “‘regularly worked far more than 30 ...