Third Circuit Affirms $22 Million Wage and Hour Verdict

The Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently sent an earthshattering reminder to companies about both the importance of complying with critical wage and hour laws and the legal need to pay employees for all time worked. A Pennsylvania employer, East Penn Manufacturing Co., now owes over 11,000 hourly workers $22 million in back pay for time spent dressing and showering after the Court determined that these workers were entitled to compensation for the time they spent putting on and taking off their protective gear (also commonly known as ‘donning and doffing’) to perform their job duties.

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