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Walmart faces new lawsuit as Black Friday walkout threats continue

October 22, 2012

As employee walkout threats loom for Walmart, a new lawsuit filed today in Chicago accused the retailer and two staffing agencies of requiring temporary employees to show up early for work, stay late and work through lunch, according to a report from Reuters. 

The possible class-action suit suggests the agencies violated minimum wage and overtime laws which could affect several hundred temporary workers in the Chicago area, according to the report.

Walmart has faced protests in various U.S. cities recently and some workers have planned to walk off the job on Black Friday. Such actions are being sponsored by groups like OUR Walmart, a contingent of workers that is trying to speak out about what it says are tough working conditions.

The latest lawsuit in Chicago says Walmart also failed to pay temporary workers a minimum of four hours' pay on days a laborer was contracted to work, but was not utilized for a minimum of four hours, according to Reuters. 

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