Wal-Mart Ordered to Turn Over Time Sheets; ..Overtime Abuse

[Nambe]

TYLER, Texas, Aug. 8 /U.S. Newswire/

Loss prevention workers investigate incidences of theft at Wal- Mart -- and now the U.S. District Court is seeking to determine if Wal-Mart's stole overtime pay from these very same workers, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.

Judge T. John Ward has ordered Wal-Mart to disclose time records - including time clock archive reports and associate time card swipe data, time clock punch exemption reports, punch error reports, activity logs, week-to-date hours and expense summaries, and associates charged to the 945 account/PR404 - for all workers at Arkansas and Eastern Texas Wal-Mart stores. These records will be used to determine if workers-who were permitted to work overtime - put in extra hours without compensation.

Wal-Mart is required to turn over these time records within thirty days of the order, which is dated July 30, 2003. In addition, the Court has selected fifteen Texas and Arkansas Wal-Mart stores at random which must report the identities of and documentation for in-store loss prevention associates employed form September 13, 1999 to September 13, 2002, to determine if these workers were unfairly denied overtime pay. ---

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[arcane1]

1. :-)

:-)

[DagmarK]

2. No problem, the walmart thugs made people clock out and still work!

The timesheets won't reveal any pattern of abuse.

Inside cameras of workers clocking out and then going back to till the till would.....

[htuttle]

3. It is illegal for an employee for volunteer time without pay

Even if they wish to, they may not, and must be paid. Always. For everything. Even for something like organizing an in-store or work-related Xmas party. Volunteering for free is never allowed.

(speaking from experience)

[maggrwaggr]

4. C'mon, don't drive the stock price down!

Millions depend on that stock!

[w4rma]

5. sarcasm?

[jiacinto]

6. Question

What is to prevent Wal-Mart from "doctoring" the records?