Walmart Settles Wage and Hour Class Action Suit for $2.5 Million

Employees claimed they were not paid for time spent completing COVID-19 screenings prior to clocking in amid pandemic procedures.

Shoppers walk to a Walmart in Vernon Hills, Ill., on March 28, 2023. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

A settlement between Walmart and approximately 81,000 of its employees was approved on July 15 by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich in the U.S. District Court for Arizona.

The $2.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Walmart Inc. resolves allegations that the retail giant failed to pay wages for time spent in COVID-19 screenings and did not keep accurate records of related work time during the pandemic.