Labor/Employment
Feb. 20, 2014
Wal-Mart says settlement unfair to retailer
Lawyers for the company argued Tuesday that the $1.7 million deal lets the primary employers off the hook while increasing Wal-Mart's own potential liability.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is complaining that it's being treated unfairly in a proposed settlement over alleged wage and hour violations between a group of warehouse workers who handle the retailer's merchandise and a staffing company that employs them.
The retailer argued to a federal judge that the $1.7 million deal would let the primary employers off the hook while increasing Wal-Mart's ow...
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