Wal-Mart Drivers Granted UCL Restitution In Minimum Wage Class Suit

Mealey's (February 2, 2017, 11:01 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Jan. 25 granted in part a post-trial motion filed by a class of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drivers who successfully brought minimum wage claims against their employer and awarded the plaintiffs nearly $5.9 million in restitution under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) (Charles Ridgeway, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 08-5221, N.D. Calif., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10510)....