Well, I thought it might be too good to be true...
...and it was. Remember Wal-Mart, and our thought yesterday that it had joined the reality-based community as far as employee rights/care?
Well, (hat tip to www.americablog.org) just a day after that stunning announcement, Walmart is most likely facing a VEEERRRRYYY pricey lawsuit from the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
Given the contents of the below internal memo, I can see why.
Evil company. No wonder the granddaughter cheated on all her college coursework (and lost her diploma) - the family is made up of cheaters (and she certainly learned her lesson well) - and the victims are mostly the employees that are the backbone of the behemoth retail chain.
(*Of course, they probably don't feel bad at all about the sentiment of the memo - just that it made its way into the public eye. Kind of reminds me of the Bush Administration...)
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Well, (hat tip to www.americablog.org) just a day after that stunning announcement, Walmart is most likely facing a VEEERRRRYYY pricey lawsuit from the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
Given the contents of the below internal memo, I can see why.
Evil company. No wonder the granddaughter cheated on all her college coursework (and lost her diploma) - the family is made up of cheaters (and she certainly learned her lesson well) - and the victims are mostly the employees that are the backbone of the behemoth retail chain.
(*Of course, they probably don't feel bad at all about the sentiment of the memo - just that it made its way into the public eye. Kind of reminds me of the Bush Administration...)
Wal-Mart: Discriminate to Save Health Care Costs
The day after Wal-Mart's fake PR offensive to portray themselves as concerned about their employees health care and wages, Stephen Greenhouse -- who proves the NY Times still has some decent reporters -- reveals this internal memo from Wal-Mart. The memo calls for Wal-Mart saving money by forcing more employees into part-time work without benefits and discriminating against the unhealthy and disabled:
To discourage unhealthy job applicants, [the memo] suggests that Wal-Mart arrange for "all jobs to include some physical activity (e.g., all cashiers do some cart-gathering)."...Wal-Mart has hopefully bought itself a nice Americans with Disabilities Act class action lawsuit."It will be far easier to attract and retain a healthier work force than it will be to change behavior in an existing one," the memo said. "These moves would also dissuade unhealthy people from coming to work at Wal-Mart."
Or better, the publicity will force them to avoid any of the nasty proposals outlined in the memo, since any lawyer now has documented intent to discriminate in hand if they do.
