Correction: $78 M not $178 M

 

Wal Mart must pay Pennsylvania workers $78 Million for being forced to work during rest breaks: “One of Wal-Mart's undisclosed secrets for its profitability is its creation and implementation of a system that encourages off-the-clock work for its hourly employees.

A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Michael Donovan, said he would seek an extra $62m in damages because the jury had found that Wal-Mart acted in bad faith. The jury found that the retailer had not denied the staff their meal breaks - but only rest breaks. In December, a California court ruled Wal-Mart must pay $172m in compensation to 116,000 employees who had been denied meal breaks.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6050022.stm

 

 

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Wal Mart must pay $178 Million in back wages to employees who were forced to work on their rest breaks.

 

 

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