Jury Verdict Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals For Retaliating Against Drug Sales Rep Who Took Maternity Leave (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

On March 5, 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rendered a verdict in favor of pharmaceutical sales representative Mary Kate Breeden, awarding $289,669 against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on her claim of retaliation for taking maternity leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act . Â below the FMLA's liquidated damages provision, this ...

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