PhRMA sued over pension benefits
Executive Summary
Former PhRMA attorney Barbara Walker files suit claiming the trade association "erroneously classified" her as an independent contractor and improperly denied her pension benefits earned through 15 years of part-time work. Walker began working in the general counsel's office at PhRMA in December 1977, according to the lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court Nov. 15. She worked part-time at PhRMA's offices and offsite from May 1988 to June 2003, when she was "constructively discharged," the lawsuit states...
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Former PhRMA attorney Barbara Walker files suit claiming the trade association "erroneously classified" her as an independent contractor and improperly denied her pension benefits earned through 15 years of part-time work. Walker began working in the general counsel's office at PhRMA in December 1977, according to the lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court Nov. 15. She worked part-time at PhRMA's offices and offsite from May 1988 to June 2003, when she was "constructively discharged," the lawsuit states.... |