Wal-Mart Wage and Hour Class Action
On October 1, 2004, King County Superior Court Judge Terry Lukens certified a Washington State class action case against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for violations of Washington's wage and hour laws and Consumer Protection Act. Wal-Mart has approximately 49 stores in Washington State, and the class is estimated to include over 75,000 current and former employees.
Wal-Mart appealed the Court's decision, but on July 3, 2006, the Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Lukens' order.
Wal-Mart requested review of the Court of Appeals decision by the Washington State Supreme Court. On May 1, 2007, the State Supreme Court denied Wal-Mart's request, thus sending the case back to the trial court to set a trial date.
On August 7, 2007 the case was reassigned to the Honorable Julie Spector.
Notice of class action status was mailed to over 75,000 current and former Wal-Mart employees on November 29, 2007.
The parties reached a settlement in late 2008 and have requested preliminary approval of the settlement by Judge Spector.
On May 13, 2009, the King County Superior Court granted preliminary approval to the parties' settlement of the case. Notice of the settlement and claim forms have been mailed to more than 80,000 class members.
The court granted final approval to the settlement on July 20, 2009. Class members have until August 19, 2009 to submit a claim form to the claims administrator. To request a notice packet, please contact the claims administrator at 1-877-867-6208.
Case Documents Please click on a document below to download. PDF documents can be read using the free product Adobe Reader available here. Long Form Notice (PDF)
Short Form Notice (PDF)
Third Amended Class Action Complaint (PDF, 587KB)
Third Amended Class Action Complaint (HTML, 75KB)
Court of Appeals, Division I, Order Affirming Class Certification (PDF, 552KB)
Supreme Court Order Denying Petition for Review (PDF, 19KB)
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'Wage Abuse' Class Action Against Wal-Mart Could Include 40,000 Workers
Progressive Grocer, October 11, 2004 Wal-Mart workers' suit wins class-action status
Seattle Times, October 09, 2004 Workers' lawsuit against Walmart to proceed
King 5, October 8, 2004 Press Releases 2007-11-30: November 30, 2007 Press Release Contact Information For more information, class members can visit the following website: walmartwageswa.com
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