Acting DOL Secretary’s Motion For Liquidated Damages After $22M Wage Verdict Denied

(October 18, 2023, 11:50 AM EDT) -- ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An award of liquidated damages following a $22 million verdict in a back wages case against a battery manufacturer is not appropriate as the employer, East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc., showed good faith and “that it was objectively reasonable in its belief that it complied with the” Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Oct. 18, denying a motion by the acting secretary of Labor....

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