Walmart implicated in wage-related lawsuit

Employees who worked at a Southern California warehouse have accused several businesses of providing subpar wages that are non-compliant with state minimum wage laws. A federal judge announced recently that Walmart will be added to the lawsuit, according to The Center for Public Integrity.

Lawyers representing the plaintiff had only started working on adding Walmart to the list this past November, but employees at the Schneider Logistics warehouse in Mira Loma, California were not ready to allege that the company had taken part in wage theft until new evidence was uncovered.

“[The plaintiffs had a] good faith explanation that they did not seek to name Walmart as a defendant until this stage of the litigation because they only recently uncovered evidence in discovery that justifies a lawsuit against Walmart,” U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder wrote in her final judgment to include Walmart on the list of the accused.

The class-action lawsuit representing 1,800 employees was first filed in October 2011. The initial lawsuit was filed against Schneider Logistics and staffing companies Premier Warehousing Ventures LLC and Impact Logistics Inc.

The allegations include falsification of time sheets, improper management of payroll records and dishonesty to employees regarding the wages they earned. A lawyer representing the plaintiffs said that Walmart had the ultimate say in how the contract workers are treated and paid, according to the publication Marketplace.

Businesses in Arizona that wish to become successful will need to treat employees fairly and provide salaries that meet the minimum wage requirements of this state. For additional information or dispute resolution services, business owners should contact a business attorney in Phoenix.

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