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Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Walmart
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $5,292,257
Year: 2012
Date: May 1, 2012
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: Wal-Mart Stores agreed to pay $4,828,442 in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions. Additionally, Wal-Mart was required to pay $463,815 in civil money penalties.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Labor Department Wage and Hour Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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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