A simple mistake, no doubt, but thankfully they are a stand up company that caught their mistake.
"The fact of the matter is we discovered this matter, we reported it to the Department of Labor and we resolved the issue," Wal-Mart spokesman John Simley said.Absolutely no connection whatsoever, I'm sure. Are we lucky to have these folks around or what? Gosh, we ought to be paying them for the honor of just walking in their front door and doing such a good service to mankind.
"We are committed to our associates (employees) and we've apologized to them for this error," Simley said.
Simley said Wal-Mart discovered possible mistakes in its formulas for overtime during a regular internal review. He said there was no connection between the company reporting itself to the Labor Department and multiple lawsuits against the retailer in recent years by employees alleging payroll violations.
Last October, Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania won a $78.5 million judgment for working off the clock and through rest breaks. Wal-Mart denied wrongdoing and is appealing the jury award.
