December 02, 2019
A group of ex-assistant managers at Walmart dropped their employment misclassification lawsuits against the company Monday after they failed to get class certification but reached confidential settlements, according to court filings.
July 23, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge chided a group of ex-assistant Walmart managers Monday for a "plainly inappropriate" shift in their legal theory as they sought reconsideration of a decision denying a bid for class certification in a lawsuit over overtime wages they allege they were denied.
June 22, 2018
Former Walmart assistant managers urged a Pennsylvania federal court on Thursday to reconsider its refusal to let them move forward as a class in a lawsuit alleging the megastore chain manipulated their job titles to keep from paying them overtime.
June 06, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge has denied class certification in a suit brought by former Walmart assistant managers who claim the retail giant manipulated their job titles to avoid paying overtime, ruling that their experiences varied too much for a class to be practical.
July 01, 2016
Because of its aggressive targets for keeping profits high and labor costs low, Wal-Mart shifts menial work to overtime-exempt supervisors, forcing them to work longer hours and paying less on average than the hourly workers, assistant managers said Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court in a bid for class certification.
April 01, 2015
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s bid for quick wins in a pair of putative class actions alleging the company shorted store managers on overtime, saying the retailer's argument that the plaintiffs couldn't know about other managers' conditions "doesn't hold water."