Walmart Settles Wage and Hour Class Action Suit for $2.5 Million

A settlement between Walmart and approximately 81,000 of its employees was approved on July 15 by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich in the U.S. District Court for Arizona. The $2.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Walmart Inc. resolves allegations that the retail giant failed to pay wages for time spent in COVID-19 screenings and did not keep accurate records of related work time during the pandemic. The case, which has been pending for more than three years, involves approximately 81,000 employees who worked at 112 Walmart locations across Arizona. The lawsuit was initiated by plaintiffs Kathy Arrison and Tristan Smith in 2021, representing a class of Walmart employees....