Walmart can be sued over abuse of 'permatemps' in Calif. warehouse

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/walmart-can-be-sued-over-abuse-permatemps-california-warehouse

A federal court has ruled that Walmart can be sued as a ‘joint employer’ of nearly two thousand temporary warehouse workers at a major Walmart distribution facility in Southern California. The catch: the workers load imported goods like toys and electronics exclusively for Walmart. But they are not employed directly by the giant retailer, nor do they receive a paycheck from the company.

With this ruling, the class-action lawsuit, Carrillo v. Schneider, becomes a milestone in the effort of workers’ advocates to push legal and financial liability for poor wages and working conditions up the retail supply chain, to the marquee retailer at the top—in this case, Walmart.