Sunday, July 6, 2008

Minnesota state judge finds Walmart cheated employees out of rest breaks, off the clock work

See Wal-mart loses a suit over work breaks, NYT, 7/2/08, at C4

-2 billion in fines
-failure to give promised rest breaks
-in house training required off the clock
-handbook created contractual obligation
-deducted pay when worked 16-18 minutes
-class action started 9/2001

No comments: