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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Penalty: $40,000,000
Year: 2009
Date: December 4, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: meal/rest break violation
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middlesex (Massachusetts) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: No. 01-3645
Case Name: Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
Source of Data: The dollar figure comes from a joint press release issued on December 4, 2009 by the Mills Law Firm and Wal-Mart; available online at (click here)
Notes: Case focused on allegations that Wal-Mart violated Massachusetts law requiring meal and rest breaks.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.