Iliadis v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

The named plaintiffs, former hourly employees of defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., allege in their class-action complaint that Wal-Mart, through centralized control over business operations, denied them earned rest and meal breaks and forced them to work “off-the-clock.” In seeking to represent a state-wide class of similarly-situated Wal-Mart hourly employees, plaintiffs claim that defendant engaged in widespread conduct in contravention of published corporate policy, statutory law, and administrative regulations. Citing concerns about the manageability of the litigation, the trial court…