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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Penalty: $85,000,000
Year: 2009
Date: November 2, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: meal/rest break violation
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Nevada
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: MDL 1735
Case Name: In Re Wal-Mart Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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
Source of Data: The dollar figure is cited in an appeals court ruling concerning a dispute over legal fees in the case; available at (click here). See also: 6-4 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Employ. L. 1 (2009)
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Notes: A group of suits alleging that Wal-Mart required employees to work off the clock and denied them required meal and rest breaks were consolidated in federal court in Nevada. The company agreed to pay up to $85 million to settle the matter.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.