Gymboree to Pay $464K to Settle Labor Law Claim

Gymboree will pay the state $463,600 to settle complaints it denied workers meal breaks due under Massachusetts Meal Break Law, state Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said. Gymboree, a San Francisco-based children’s retailer with eight stores in Massachusetts, agreed to pay $130,000 to current and former managers who worked between July 1, 2009 and July 1, 2011. The company will also pay $320,000 in penalties to the state, and allocate $13,600 to update company policies to ensure future compliance with the Massachusetts Wage Act.