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How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million

How a Missing Comma Cost a Company $5 Million

A dairy company in the US city of Portland, Maine settled a court case for $5m earlier this year because of a missing comma. Three lorry drivers for Oakhurst Dairy claimed that they were owed years of unpaid overtime wages, all because of the way commas were used in legislation governing overtime payments.Jul 22, 2018

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