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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
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Penalty: $4,098,900
Year: 2007
Date: August 14, 2007
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: The California Labor Commissioner announced that an agreement was reached requiring Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to pay more than $3.9 million in overtime, waiting time penalties and interest to approximately 50,000 employees, and civil penalties to the state of California.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Labor Commissioner's Office
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.