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A spokesman for Wal-Mart says the company is "likely to appeal" a jury decision awarding $54 million to truck drivers who had sued the retail giant in a wage dispute.
Randy Hargrove said in a statement Wednesday that Wal-Mart believes its drivers are paid in compliance with California law and often in excess of what's required.
He says Wal-Mart truckers are among the highest-paid in the industry, earning from about $80,000 to more than $100,000 a year.
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Originally Posted by Loveshiscountry
Do you know why lay overs are considered part of the paid job? I wonder how that was successfully argued?
Layover is when you are available for a load for 24 hrs with no load given to you, usually if you aren't at home (some companies will pay it if you are home as well though), it is to compensate you for your time, since you are on standby that whole time
I was a trucker and if the law required the company to pay me, I would be clamoring for the pay, too. But that's why companies are leaving California.
Walmart isn't leaving though.
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