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a $78.5 million verdict for not paying overtime and requiring employees to work
through rest breaks. The class action suit covers 187,000 current and former
employees who worked for Wal-Mart in
between 1997 and 2006. One of the employees who filed the lawsuit, Dolores
Hummel, said she was regularly required to work during rest breaks and after
store hours to meet work demands. Hummel estimated that she put in between 8
and 12 unpaid hours each month during her 10 years at Wal-Mart.
The retail giant, which
plans to appeal, said that it is company policy to pay employees for all time
worked, and that it is committed to taking disciplinary action against managers
who encourage or tolerate off-the-clock work.
The HR Management & Compliance Report: How To Comply with California Wage & Hour Law, explains everything you need to know to stay in compliance with the state’s complex and ever-changing rules, laws, and regulations in this area. Coverage on bonuses, meal and rest breaks, overtime, alternative workweeks, final paychecks, and more.