An employer that violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay its workers the legally required overtime rate could not deduct from the damages assessed a travel bonus that the employer paid to its workers at remote jobsites during overtime hours.
Travel Bonus Not Deductible from FLSA Violation Damages
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