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<p>PHILADELPHIA &#8212; A Pennsylvania company that publishes business newsletters will pay about $1.75 million to thousands of employees who had to clock out while going on short breaks, including for the bathroom.</p><p><a href="http://bit.ly/1Jr39Tc" target="_blank">The Philadelphia Inquirer reports</a> that a federal judge has given the U.S. Department of Labor and the Malvern-based company, American Future Systems Inc., until Thursday to submit proposals on managing payment.</p><p>The company had argued that it wasn&#8217;t required to pay employees for short breaks.</p><p>The bill includes back pay and damages to 6,000 employees at offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio between 2009 and 2013.</p><p>The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit in 2012 claiming the company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because employees weren&#8217;t earning minimum wage when the company required them to clock out for breaks.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By The Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Company to pay up after making workers clock out for bathroom breaks