Tue
Dec
23
NYTimes:Wal-Mart Settles 63 Lawsuits Over Wages
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE and STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM Published: December 23, 200. Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest retailer, said Tuesday that it would pay up to $640 million to settle some 63 wage-and-hour lawsuits that accused it of forcing employees to work off the clock and go without meal and rest breaks.