Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $54.25 million after seven years of litigation to resolve a class action suit for alleged violations of wage and hour laws.  The complaint alleged that Wal-Mart required its hourly employees to work “off the clock” without pay and that it failed to maintain accurate time records.  The settlement, which remains subject to state court approval, covers over 100,000 former and current hourly employees who worked at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in Minnesota between September 1998 and January 2004.  The settlement also requires Wal-Mart to utilize various measures including surveys, to ensure that the company remains compliant with state and federal wage and hour laws.

For more information on wage and hour laws, visit The Employment Law Group® law firm’s Wage and Hour Practice at http://www.employmentlawgroup.net/PracticeAreas/Non-Payment-of-Wages.asp .

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