On the heels of Walmart getting initial approval to settle 29 wage and hour violations suits for $85 million comes the news that Walmart is settling another suit in Minnesota. They will pay $54.25 million because, according to the AP they, "cut workers' break times and failed to prevent employees from working off the clock."
While $54 million may sound like a lot, it amounts to very little. The class action suit covers about 100,000 current and former Walmart employees. That means each employee will get only $542 before lawyers fees. In reality, each employee will probably only end up with a few hundred dollars as a result of Walmart's illegal and immoral behavior.
You can read the full AP article here.
Posted by Taylor - June 4, 2009 03:02 PM - In The News