Women aren't the only demographic Walmart has discriminated against, though. For example, Business Insider reports that some Walmarts have a policy of locking up all the African-American-targeted beauty products — and not other ones — thus requiring black customers to ask for the key.
Another group that's been discriminated against? The disabled. In , Walmart faced a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to ABC , when a current employee who became disabled was not permitted to continue her job, then not offered a replacement job with a competitive wage.
The case went to the Supreme Court , at which point Walmart paid her a settlement. Apparently the company didn't learn much from this experience because a very similar discrimination lawsuit was filed in , according to the Portland Maine Press Herald. If there's one thing that must give Walmart executives the heebie-jeebies, it's the thought of their employees gathering together, forming a union, and fighting for better working conditions. Walmart is now the largest private employer in the United States, so a Walmart union could make serious headway in the fight for better wages, better conditions, better benefits That's why Walmart does everything it can to prevent unions from forming.
This is a company that, no joke, has an honest-to-god telephone hotline for managers to dial up if there's any risk of employees getting organized, according to Upworthy. They also hired defense contractor Lockheed Martin to spy on potential union activity. Not creepy enough? Try this: Walmart employs an anti-union response team, according to the Atlantic , who will apparently fly to any store, within 24 hours, if so much as a pro-union flyer is pasted on a bathroom wall.
Now, sure, it's totally legal for Walmart to hate unions, or to tell workers that the company doesn't like unions, but this all begs the question: If such a massive company is so scared of their workers demanding better conditions, what does that say about the company?
The real theft problem at Walmart isn't customers stealing items off racks: It's Walmart stealing wages from employees. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer , Walmart has been found guilty of forcing associates to work off the clock, to skip their breaks, and other shady maneuvers designed to deprive workers of wages. This problem has gotten so bad that, in , Truthout reported that Walmart and other major corporations have been forced to pay billions of dollars in combined wage theft penalties over the years.
Of these companies, Walmart was the only retailer listed among the top 12 offenders. Just in case you were disillusioned somehow , Walmart isn't some friendly corner store competing against other corner stores.
It's a global corporate monopoly known for cannibalizing small towns, crowding the market, and destroying small businesses. Of course, if you've ever lived in a small town that got uprooted by a massive Walmart complex, you know all about this rodeo. The first thing to go, as the Atlantic explains, is probably the town's local character, flavor, everything that made it a quaint place to live. Then it's time to say goodbye to all the local small businesses, as Walmart artificially drives prices down to the breaking point with its cheap sweatshop products.
Then wages are driven down, according to MarketWatch , and since all the other businesses are gone, the local job market quickly dries up. At this point, Walmart owns the town. But what about if King Walmart packs up and leaves? Then, according to Time , the climax is even more heartbreaking. Since Walmart has already wiped out all the other stores and taken over the job market, the corporation's departure leaves the residents of these small towns with nowhere to shop and few places to work, left to drown by the unstoppable Walmart juggernaut.
Yes, they're paying workers more, and that's nice. You know what's not so nice? The fact that they blew their horns oh-so-loud on this point as a convenient way to hide what was actually going on beneath the surface, according to Forbes : store closings, worker demotions, and mass firings, resulting in an estimated loss of over 10, jobs.
This information got out, according to Inc. But you may not know all the good things they do for the community. Here are some of the most important programs that Walmart ha s for communities :. Just Google the name Walmart , and you will get a variety of good and bad articles. Some websites blame the company for everything from discrimination to sweatshops. However, many of these stories are not verified.
We do not want to spread rumors that may not be true , so you should take these accusations with a grain of salt. It is important to note that many of the claims about Walmart may be true , but some are not backed up by reputable sources. Some people are getting settlements in court, but the real problem is that Walmart is allowed to keep paying these people off without changing the way they do business.
In , Walmart finally agreed to update its safety policies at 2, stores after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited violations at a store in New York State. Besides mistreating their employees, Walmart has, in some ways, literally stole money from them over the years. In one instance, the company forced employees to buy new uniforms—when they could have just bought them new uniforms themselves.
In another case, workers in Pennsylvania sued Walmart for forcing them to work through unpaid breaks, meal times, and other instances when they were supposed to be off the clock.
At least this time around, workers found justice. The icing on the cake? The payout had major financial repercussions for Walmart, with their stock dropping six cents a share after the decision came down. More from The Daily Dot: "People are freaking out over this photo of a woman being walked around on a leash".
The good part about these cases is that the workers who were wronged saw some of the money they were owed returned to them. The bad part is that unless Walmart shares drop more than six cents, the cycle is likely to continue. Though the company has taken various steps to provide cheaper insurance , the result has simply been to give their workers plans that include less care. Walmart has also used taxpayer subsidies to provide these benefits, without ever addressing the most important question, which is whether or not the company even pays its employees enough for them to afford health care at all.
Spoiler: Walmart doesn't. Boris Kodjoe discusses his marriage, overall health and his partnership with the brand Depend and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to raise awareness about the disease. Even a Baby Yoda Chia Pet makes an appearance in today's roundup. Find out why a stunning , shoppers gave the gizmo a 5-star rating: 'Best invention ever. With 1, colorful pieces, it will delight and inspire the kids in your life.
And it's half price! The "And Just Like That Country music icon Trisha Yearwood is big on keeping family traditions alive around the holidays.
Yearwood, who hosts Trisha's Southern Kitchen on the Food Network, says food traditions are especially important to her. Yearwood loves to host a "misfit Thanksgiving," where they invite people who don't have a place to go for the holiday to their home. Yearwood says that Brooks loves to tell stories about how his mother used to stay up all night to baste the turkey before Thanksgiving.
But she's discovered a hack to get a moist bird without all the hassle: She leaves it covered in a pan of water in the oven overnight. The year-old gets candid about spending the holidays as a single mom.
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