(September 7, 2023, 7:57 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s $17.78 million judgment for New York City emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics who alleged that they were forced to perform work before and after shifts often without pay, rejecting the city’s arguments that the jury’s liability verdict and willfulness finding could not stand....