In what some lawyers are describing as "the largest settlement ever for lawsuits over wage violations" Wal-Mart has announced that it will pay at least $352 million to settle 63 lawsuits across the nation.
With the possible passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, hopefully suits like this will not be necessary. If Wal-Mart can be unionized then the company will be unable to force workers to work off the clock or go without meal breaks.
After years of being embarrassed by lawsuits over its wage practices, the company agreed to settle 63 cases pending in federal and state courts in 42 states.
The workers and their lawyers will receive at least $352 million, and the payments could reach $640 million, depending on how many claims affected workers submit...
...The dozens of wage-and-hour suits against Wal-Mart accused the company and its managers of various illegal tactics. Those included forcing employees to work unpaid off the clock, erasing hours from time cards and preventing workers from taking lunch and other breaks that were promised by the company or guaranteed by state laws.
With the possible passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, hopefully suits like this will not be necessary. If Wal-Mart can be unionized then the company will be unable to force workers to work off the clock or go without meal breaks.
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