Wal-Mart to pay $11M to settle allegations that it forced Iowa employees to work off the clock
By APTuesday, October 13, 2009
Wal-Mart to pay $11M to settle Iowa workers’ case
CLINTON, Iowa — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 97,000 current and former workers in Iowa over allegations that they were forced to skip breaks or work off the clock.
Clinton County District Court Judge David Sivright gave final approval for the deal Tuesday.
The lawsuit, filed in 2001, claimed the company failed to compensate workers for off-the-clock work and overtime, altered employee time records and prevented employees from taking lunch and rest breaks.
As part of the Iowa settlement, Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart did not admit any wrongdoing.
Wal-Mart announced in December it would pay as much as $640 million to settle 63 lawsuits across the country over wage and hour violations.
