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Article Excerpt
A Pennsylvania court has certified a class action of current and former employees of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in a case alleging that the workers were denied rest and meal breaks and were required to work "off the clock." (Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3217, 2005 WL 3623389 (Pa., Philadelphia County Ct. Com. Pl. Dec. 27, 2005).)
The potential class includes 150,000 current and former employees who worked at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club stores in Pennsylvania since March 19, 1998. The lawsuit claims that Wal-Mart violated the state's Minimum Wage Act and the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Act.
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