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Paid breaks cannot offset compensation owed to employees

By Petrillo & Goldberg / December 15, 2016 / Comments Off on Paid breaks cannot offset compensation owed to employees

A district court decided that some of DuPont were not compensated for overtime. The employer contended that it should not be responsible for back pay because the workers had previously received all the compensation, to which they had a right. The employer further argued that since it provided them with paid meal breaks, although it…