Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Walmart discrimination in the workplace lawsuits
Equal Workplace Rights:
Despite four decades of focus on equal workplace rights, gender discrimination concerns still persist. Wal-Mart has never been found guilty of gender discrimination, and it may never be - considering many of these cases are settled out of court. But as recently as 2007, in the case of Dukes v. Wal-Mart, 1.5 million women got the go-ahead from federal appeals court for a class-action lawsuit, with claims that Wal-Mart shortchanged female employees on opportunities for promotion.
Patricia Surgeon, a plaintiff in the lawsuit claimed that she was a layaway manager making $7.50 an hour. But when she was reposted to the cashiers office, her replacement made nearly twice as much. She also stated that, "[Wal-Mart] would never post [open management positions]," and claims her bosses often assumed that she wouldn't be interested in jobs that would require her to relocate. She recalls that they would say "you have a family, you can't do that."
These types of cases are hugely detrimental to a large business. They get bad press from the media, and they're usually forced to settle things out of court rather than risk losing a trial. Robin Conrad a vice president for the US chamber of commerce says, "it's basically extortion" for the plaintiffs.
In order to prevent discrimination in the workplace lawsuits and other Walmart employee complaints Walmart should adhere to the recommendations on avoiding job promotion discrimination are mentioned later in this report.
Trumbull, Mark "Wal-Mart suit shows glass ceiling still an issue" The Christian Science Monitor. February 8, 2007. <http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0208/p01s02-ussc.html>
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