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Wal-Mart beats janitors' appeal on immigration, lockups
Source: Reuters
Wal-Mart beats janitors' appeal on immigration, lockups
By Jonathan Stempel
Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has defeated an appeal by immigrant janitors who accused the world's largest retailer in a lawsuit of unfair labor practices, encouraging illegal immigration and locking them inside stores at night and on weekends.
A panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld rulings in 2010 and 2011 by a New Jersey federal judge that blocked the workers from suing as a class, and rejected their claims that Wal-Mart acquiesced in illegal work conditions.
Gilberto Garcia, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday's decision.
The plaintiffs in the nearly nine-year-old case, first brought in November 2003, included illegal immigrants who worked for contractors and subcontractors the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer hired to clean its stores.
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By Jonathan Stempel
Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has defeated an appeal by immigrant janitors who accused the world's largest retailer in a lawsuit of unfair labor practices, encouraging illegal immigration and locking them inside stores at night and on weekends.
A panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld rulings in 2010 and 2011 by a New Jersey federal judge that blocked the workers from suing as a class, and rejected their claims that Wal-Mart acquiesced in illegal work conditions.
Gilberto Garcia, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday's decision.
The plaintiffs in the nearly nine-year-old case, first brought in November 2003, included illegal immigrants who worked for contractors and subcontractors the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer hired to clean its stores.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/09/us-walmart-janitors-idUSBRE8781CZ20120809
