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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Penalty: $60,800,000
Year: 2017
Date: January 25, 2017
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: off-the-clock work
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 08-cv-5221
Case Name: Bryan et al v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. et al (later called Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart Stores)
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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Notes: Wal-Mart appealed the verdict to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the verdict.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.