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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A state appeals court on Tuesday denied class-action status to a lawsuit brought by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees who claimed they were forced to work through breaks.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2001, sought compensation on behalf of tens of thousands current and former Wal-Mart employees in Wisconsin for working through meal and rest breaks.
Similar cases have been filed across the country with varied success. A California jury awarded $172 million to Wal-Mart workers who were illegally denied lunch breaks last year, and Wal-Mart settled a similar case in Colorado for $50 million. Others have been denied class-action status.
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