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Justice delayed may work after all

A couple of weeks ago I had a small seizure when I read that Wal-Mart was given a slap on the wrist for violating child labor laws. Apparently I wasn't the only one.

The 15-day notice provision in the settlement that seemed insane to me also irked Rep. George Miller (D-CA), and he requested an investigation by the Department of Labor. It turns out that what the administration flack called a "standard" agreement was, in fact, unprecedented -- particularly in the case of a recidivist labor law violator like Wal-Mart. The Department of Labor's Inspector General has opened up an investigation into this sweetheart deal.

Wal-Mart is probably readying papers for a lawsuit claiming that they weren't given 15 days notice of the inspection into the terms of the settlement agreement.

(via AFL-CIO Voice@Work Update mailing list)