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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Penalty: $54,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: December 9, 2008
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: off-the-clock work
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Minnesota District Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 19-CO-01-9790
Case Name: Braun v. Wal-Mart Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Minnesota
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 figures come from page 46 of the 2009 Wal-Mart Annual Report; online at (click here). See also: 5-12 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Employ. L. 18 (2009)
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Notes: Case focused on allegations that the company violated Minnesota labor laws by requiring employees to work off the clock during training.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.