Judge Upholds $185 Million Award in Wal-Mart Class Action: Off-the-Clock Judgment Against Wal-Mart Upheld

Wal-Mart should pay nearly 200,000 current and former Pennsylvania employees about $185 million for forcing employees to work without pay, a Philadelphia common pleas judge has ruled. The opinion by Judge Mark I. Bernstein affirms a jury verdict that found the retail giant forced employees to work off-the-clock and to skip required rest breaks. The cases are Braun v. Wal-Mart and Hummel v. Wal-Mart.    Read article at Law.com.