New York Employers Paying Biweekly Hit With Wage Class Actions

Walmart Inc. wants a higher court to determine if New York workers can sue for damages if they were paid less than weekly, an interpretation of state wage law that employer advocates say has exposed companies to billions of dollars in potential liability.

Walmart is defending against a class action complaint alleging it violated New York law by paying certain workers biweekly instead of at least once per week. The lawsuit could seek hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, depending on how many of the retailer’s estimated 35,000 New York employees fall under the weekly pay requirement.

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