Wal-Mart settles suit

In the state of Washington, a class action lawsuit said Wal-Mart regularly forced employees to skip meal breaks and put in extra hours without pay. Workers were even locked inside the store after they had clocked out, and forced to do additional work.

Now, 8 years after the suit was filed, Wal-Mart has finally agreed to pay $35,000,000 to about 88,000 employees.

But that works out to about (drum roll, please) $398 per person.

You get less than $400 for being a victim of false imprisonment and serious labor law violations? I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but something tells me this penalty is barely even big enough to make an impression on Wal-Mart.

The fact that I haven't purchased a damn thing at Wal-Mart in about 12 years has deprived the retail giant of a hell of a lot more than $400.

If I was a Wal-Mart employee who was locked inside the store, I'd ram a shopping cart through the glass door to escape.

(Source: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1533406/KPLU.Local.News/Walmart.Settles.Class.Action.Suit)