Employment Standards Administration : Agreement with Wal-Mart Indicates Need for Stronger Guidance and Procedures Regarding Settlement Agreements

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is the world's largest retailer. The Dept. of Labor's (DoL) Employment Standards Admin., investigated 27 Wal-Mart stores in 3 states & cited child labor hazardous occupation violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. As a result, DoL pursued a strategy to enter into a nat., corp.-wide child labor compliance agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. This audit determines whether DoL had adequate management controls in place over its process for negotiating, developing, & approving settlement agreements, including the Jan. 11, 2005, settlement agreement with Wal-Mart. This report discusses the results of the audit of DoL's processes regarding settlement agreements, including the Wal-Mart agreement. Illus.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Employment Standards Administration : Agreement with Wal-Mart Indicates Need for Stronger Guidance and Procedures Regarding Settlement Agreements', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304624 and ISBN 1422304620.