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Judge Awards Wal-Mart Workers Another $62 Mil |
| Published: October 3, 2007, 1:51 pm |
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Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will share an additional $62.3 million in damages, a judge ruled Wednesday. About 125,000 people will receive $500 each in damages under a state law invoked when a company, without cause, withholds pay for more than 30 days. A Philadelphia jury last year awarded the workers the exact amount they had sought, rejecting Wal-Mart's claim that some people chose to work through breaks or that a few minutes of extra work here and there was insignificant. [ Full article ] |
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