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Wal-Mart workers in Minnesota win $54 million settlement

By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
Some 100,000 current and former hourly employees of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in Minnesota – and the state of Minnesota itself – will share up to $54 million from the giant retailer under a settlement announced Tuesday.MORE »

Wal-Mart lawsuit exposes widespread worker abuse

By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota

After months of being denied breaks, Debbie Simonson had had enough. She quit her job at the Brooklyn Park Wal-Mart store because "I was tired of all the stress . . . of being told I couldn't go to the bathroom." Even though she didn't get to take the breaks, Wal-Mart never paid her for the time she worked, she said.MORE »

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