Daily News | Berks Co. battery manufacturer faces record-breaking $22 million verdict for wage violations
East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc., a battery manufacturer based in Berks County, owes $22 million for failing to pay workers properly for time spent changing clothes and showering after their shifts. It’s the largest Fair Labor Standards Act verdict ever obtained by the Department of Labor, according to a spokesperson for the department.
The 30-day trial included testimony from 39 workers, many of whom testified that East Penn was not giving them enough time during their shifts to shower and change, said Regional Solicitor Oscar Hampton. The department will try to recover another $22 million in liquidated damages for the workers to compensate them for the time it took to recover their back pay, Hampton said, and generally to discourage companies from underpaying employees.
“East Penn had made every effort to comply with the laws as it understood them,” Snyder said. “As a company, it stands behind the time paid to employees to put on and take off uniforms and to shower. The company believes it provided proper compensation for these activities and was fair in determining the reasonable time required to perform them.”
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