BUSINESS BRIEFING / LABOR
Times Wire Reports
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won preliminary court approval to pay as much as $85 million to settle 30 lawsuits claiming that the company didn’t pay employees for all hours worked.
The settlement covers cases filed in federal courts in 29 states and Puerto Rico, according to court filings. The accord is part of a global $640-million resolution of wage-and-hour claims reached in December.
The suits alleged that Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart denied workers rest breaks and manipulated time cards to “shave” their pay.
