Business to Pay $1.75 Million for Unpaid Wages Linked to Bathroom Breaks

Philadelphia, PA: We’ve all heard of companies that refused to pay their employees for time spent putting on or taking off uniforms, and companies that faced unpaid wages lawsuits for time employees spent in security checks. But what about lawsuits where the employer is alleged to have forced employees to clock out to go to the bathroom? Those are the allegations faced by a publishing company that was recently told to pay $1.75 million for denying employees their pay when they got up to use the bathroom.