Labor/Employment
Jan. 7, 2020
Circuit upholds truckers’ $54.6M Walmart judgment
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday affirmed a $54.6 million judgment against Walmart Inc., upholding a 2016 decision ordering the discount retailer to compensate hundreds of California truck drivers for layovers, rest breaks and inspections.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday affirmed a $54.6 million judgment against Walmart Inc., upholding a 2016 decision ordering the discount retailer to compensate hundreds of California truck drivers for layovers, rest breaks and inspections.
In the opinion written by visiting Senior Judge Eugene E. Siler Jr. of the 6th Circuit, the three-judge panel agreed the truckers should be compensated for that time "if Wal-Mar...
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