Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 7, 2019
$55 million class award for Walmart truckers challenged in 9th Circuit
Attorneys sparred Tuesday before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco over whether a $54.6 million wage-and-hour verdict against Walmart Inc. should be vacated or whether, instead, a class of truck driver plaintiffs was entitled to additional damages.
Attorneys sparred Tuesday before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco over whether a $54.6 million wage-and-hour verdict against Walmart Inc. should be vacated or whether, instead, a class of truck driver plaintiffs was entitled to additional damages.
In rendering its 2016 award, a jury concluded the discount retailer should have paid its delivery drivers at least minimum wage for "layover" periods, federally-m...
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