Walmart agreed to a settlement of $35 million to resolve claims it failed to provide accurate wage statements to employees.
The settlement benefits individuals who worked as an hourly associate at a Walmart store in California between Sept. 13, 2016, and July 26, 2021.
Walmart is an Arkansas-based retailer with locations around the country. The company employs hourly workers as cashiers, department employees and more.
According to a class action lawsuit, Walmart violates California wage-and-hour law by failing to provide accurate wage statements to hourly employees. Specifically, Walmart allegedly fails to provide paper wage statements to workers. The plaintiff in the case argues that failing to provide a paper wage statement is “tantamount to not providing any wage statement at all.”
The Walmart class action lawsuit contends the lack of paper wage statements violated California labor law.
Under California law, employers are required to provide an accurate itemized statement “in writing” showing gross wages, total hours worked, deductions, net wages, pay period dates and other information. Wage statements are to be a detachable part of a check or a separate document.
In addition to violating California labor law, the plaintiffs in the wage-and-hour class action lawsuit claims the non-compliant wage statements and other policies violate the California Unfair Competition Law which prohibits unfair business practices. The Walmart class action lawsuit also includes claims...
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