"At the district court level, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Pagan on his FMLA retaliation claim. As part of his back-pay award, the district court included $20,637 in lost overtime wages. In affirming the overtime award, the First Circuit reasoned that, under the FMLA, a prevailing plaintiff may recover 'any wages, salary, employment benefits or other compensation denied or lost' due to violation of the statute and that overtime pay certainly falls into the category of 'other compensation.'"  MORE >>