Labor/Employment
Aug. 1, 2013
Kmart seating settlement steps forward despite judge's concerns
A federal judge will allow Kmart to move toward settling a lawsuit filed by former cashiers but said he's concerned that class members were not receiving enough of the $280,000 Kmart has agreed to pay.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge will allow Kmart Corp. to move toward settling a lawsuit filed by former cashiers over the retailer's failure to provide "suitable seating" for workers but laid out his concern Tuesday that class members were not receiving enough of the $280,000 Kmart has agreed to pay.
The case - based on claims that Kmart should have provided seated workp...
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