Wal-mart wins again
In a recent settlement with Wal-mart regarding child labor violations, such as giving kids chainsaws, the justice department agreed to give Wal-mart 15 days notice prior to any future investigation in exchange for $135,000.
John R. Fraser, the government’s top wage official under the first President Bush and President Bill Clinton, said the advance-notice provision was unusually expansive.
“Giving the company 15 days’ notice of any investigation is very unusual,” Mr. Fraser said. “The language appears to go beyond child labor allegations and cover all wage and hour allegations. It appears to put Wal-Mart in a privileged position that to my knowledge no other employer has.”
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