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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
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Penalty: $33,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: January 25, 2007
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Secondary Offense: Fair Labor Standards Act
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay over $33 million in back wages to resolve issues that arose under the Fair Labor Standards Act concerning how the company computed overtime pay. The agreement covered 86,680 employees who worked for the company from Feb. 1, 2002 to Jan. 19, 2007.
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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