SWANK v. WAL-MART STORES, INC

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cv-01185

Court:

Pennsylvania Western

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Mark R. Hornak

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  1. December 02, 2019

    Ex-Assistant Managers Drop OT Suit Against Walmart

    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.

  2. July 23, 2018

    Walmart Workers Scolded For 'Inappropriate' Cert. Redo Bid

    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.

  3. June 22, 2018

    Walmart Managers Ask For Rethink On Class Cert. Denial

    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.

  4. June 06, 2018

    Ex-Walmart Asst. Managers Denied Class Cert. In Wage Row

    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.

  5. July 01, 2016

    Wal-Mart Supervisors Ask For Cert. In Pa. Wage Action

    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.

  6. April 01, 2015

    Wal-Mart Can't Shutter Pa. Managers' Unpaid OT Suits

    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."