RobertB
October 3rd, 2007, 02:16 PM
Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million
Oct 3 11:33 AM US/Eastern
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will receive an additional $62.3 million in damages, a judge ruled Wednesday.
About 125,000 people will receive an additional $500 because of a delay in compensation.
"The law in its majesty applies equally to highly paid executives and minimum wage clerks," Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Mark Bernstein wrote.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8S1RDL82&show_article=1&cat=0
"Just as highly paid executives' promised equity interests or put options or percentage of sale proceeds are protected fringe benefits and wage supplements, so too the monetary equivalents of 'paid break' time cashiers and other employees were prohibited from taking are protected fringe benefits and wage supplements," Bernstein wrote.
Oct 3 11:33 AM US/Eastern
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will receive an additional $62.3 million in damages, a judge ruled Wednesday.
About 125,000 people will receive an additional $500 because of a delay in compensation.
"The law in its majesty applies equally to highly paid executives and minimum wage clerks," Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Mark Bernstein wrote.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8S1RDL82&show_article=1&cat=0
"Just as highly paid executives' promised equity interests or put options or percentage of sale proceeds are protected fringe benefits and wage supplements, so too the monetary equivalents of 'paid break' time cashiers and other employees were prohibited from taking are protected fringe benefits and wage supplements," Bernstein wrote.