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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. resolves employment class action
Wal-Mart received preliminary approval on a settlement agreement that would end a Missouri class action that accused the company of failing to compensate its employees for overtime and for forcing employees to work off the clock. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Sandra Midkiff approved a deal that will provide a class of Missouri Wal-Mart employees a settlement fund of $90 million.
In August 2001, workers sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Missouri state court, alleging that the retailer violated its own employment policies by failing to compensate employees for rest breaks and forced employees to work through uncompensated meal breaks. In addition, the workers claim that Wal-Mart forced employees to work off the clock after the end of their scheduled shift. The suit involved workers from 128 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores across Missouri. Under terms of the agreement, the class is defined as all current and former hourly employees of Wal-Mart in the State of Missouri during the period from Aug. 15, 1996, through Jan. 2, 2009. The class is estimated to include 284,000 members. The agreement provides that class members will receive a minimum of $45 million. Class members are eligible for payments ranging from $50 to $600 depending on the amount of time they were employed by Wal-Mart and the amount of meal and rest breaks denied to them.
Posted on:2009-03-19
Company: Wal-Mart
Class: Various Missouri employee of Wal-Mart
Scope: Missouri
Type of Case: Employment
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