Pennsylvania battery maker ordered to pay $22 million in back wages after DOL rules it denied thousands of workers overtime

• A Pennsylvania battery maker was ordered to pay 7,500 workers $22 million in unpaid overtime.
• The DOL said East Penn Manufacturing didn't pay staff for time needed to change clothes and shower.
• The department said it was the largest recorded verdict obtained under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

A Pennsylvania battery maker was ordered to pay $22 million in back wages to 7,500 workers after the Department of Labor (DOL) ruled they were denied overtime.

The DOL said East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc. didn't pay employees for their time spent preparing to work in hazardous conditions.