Jury awards millions to Wal-Mart workers
 

OAKLAND, California (AP) -- A California jury on Thursday awarded $172 million to thousands of employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks.

The world's largest retailer was ordered to pay $57 million in general damages and $115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000 current and former California employees for violating a 2001 state law that requires employers to give 30-minute, unpaid lunch breaks to employees who work at least six hours.

The damages were originally tallied as $207 million after a court clerk misread the punitive damages as $150 million. The amount of punitive damages was later clarified.

I go out of my way to avoid shopping there. I've always hated Wal Mart and the fact that employees have to sue for what's rightfully theirs makes me hate them even more.

Wal Mart Grossed $172 million while you made this post

Man their price may be good but I dont buy there anymore, I hate when they do to their employees and to the small business around them.

they're still up and running...and earning.so there must be some loyal customers.

That is a pocket change for them.

I have been hearing so much things about WalMart not comepnsating their employees right.

I have been hearing that people who dont qualify for employment at Walmart end up whoring their sigs on GFY.

Crazy stuff.

Regards,

Lee

December 22nd, 2005.

4:38 Pacific.

Mark this date down folks for this it the first time in ages that I actually agree with European Lee :thumbsup

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Wow they all get a whole $1,482 & a boss that will find any reason to fire them they can now.

You did your mathematics! :1orglaugh

sucks for walmart

they had better have built in a no retribution clause.

heh walmart does more on thanksgiving day for sales then the adult industry does in an entire year. Thats what I heard some where

not sure if thats true