By Laura Clawson
Saturday Nov 26, 2016 · 6:55 PM EST
Let’s call this what it is: theft.
Wal-Mart intentionally failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum wage for duties such as inspecting and washing their vehicles, a federal jury decided Wednesday, awarding the workers more than $54 million in damages and opening up the retail giant to additional penalties.
Seven jurors returned the verdict in a lawsuit that also accused the company of not properly paying drivers for layovers. Wal-Mart argued that truckers are paid for activities that include maintenance tasks and that they are not working during layovers.
That’s a lot of money, and while it’s great that the truck drivers will (maybe, eventually, after appeals) get their money, Walmart should pay a bigger price than paying what it should have to begin with.
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