You’d think that at some point Wal-Mart officials would begin to find it kind of embarrasing to be found guilty of violating labour laws time and time again.  But they just don’t seem to.  How do you get to a point where you can feel good about yourself knowing you are treating your employees worse than even minimum standards require?  It’s shameful really.
Here’s another story about Wal-Mart’s law-breaking ways. This one involved Wal-Mart in Minnesota and the company ripping off employees repeatedly by not paying them for hours worked. The Court found that Wal-Mart violated Minnesota’s statute “2 million times”.  Nice.  I guess that’s one way to ensure “low prices, always”.  After being found in violation, Wal-Mart scurried to settle the damages and agreed to $54 million settlement. The article notes that Wal-Mart faced another 76 similar class action suits as of March of this year.
I haven’t heard of a class-action brewing against Wal-Mart Canada. If you work for Wal-Mart in Canada, please let me know if you believe that your employer is not paying you for hours worked.  You can leave a comment by clicking on the “Comment” section. (I won’t publish your name or email address).
Wal-Mart Guilty Yet Again of Violating Labour Laws
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