Five stores in Texas , California , Florida and Oklahoma have been closed . Full-time and part-time employees will be put on paid leave for June while they try to transfer to a different location . Walmart said the stores will reopen after 'extensive ' problems are fixed . Some employees in Pico Rivera , California believe their store was closed because it 's become a protest center for higher wages .
Five stores in Texas , California , Florida and Oklahoma have been closed . Full-time and part-time employees will be put on paid leave for 2 months while they try to transfer to a different location . Walmart said the stores will reopen after 'extensive ' problems are fixed . Some employees in Pico Rivera , California believe their store was closed because it 's become a protest center for higher wages .