Staples to settle overtime claims for $42 million
Staples Inc
The company said the global settlement was subject to court approval. It did not, however, admit to any wrongdoing in connection with the allegations.
The settlement would resolve claims for damages dating back as far as 2002 and covers more than 5,500 current and former associates. The company said in a statement that it agreed to resolve the allegations to avoid further distraction.
Staples, which has also agreed to drop its appeal of a verdict against it last year in New Jersey, said the $42 million settlement would include amounts associated with the prior verdict.
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Shares of Staples were up 0. percent at $23.81 on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan in New York and Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles)
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