MORE ON: Wal-Mart

Spotlight: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Lawsuit over lost wages moves closer to Wal-Mart’s door

November 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Wal-Mart advertises low prices, but at what cost? Workers at a Southern California warehouse that supplies the retail giant say they were cheated out of wages. Now they want to sue Wal-Mart for back pay and damages. + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Win for environmental law is loss for Wal-Mart

November 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
A state appellate court has dealt a blow to Wal-Mart’s strategy of using petition drives to push through approval of new superstores while avoiding California’s environmental law. In a cookie-cutter pattern documented by California Watch, the mega-retailer bankrolled local... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics

Wal-Mart ramps up ballot threats to speed new stores

November 21, 2011, 10:05 PM
In a push to expand across California without interference, Wal-Mart is increasingly taking advantage of the state’s initiative system to threaten elected officials with costly special elections and to avoid environmental lawsuits. + read more
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