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Wal-Mart to pay $40 million after shorting employees
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Boston Globe: Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $40 million to settle a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing the company of denying workers rest and meal breaks, refusing to pay overtime, and manipulating time cards to lower employees’ pay. As many as 87,500 current and former employees could be affected.
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Tags: class action lawsuits, employment law, wage and hour;
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