A recent success story of an individual suing Walmart occurred earlier this month, when an employee filed a lawsuit against the corporation when he was "Significantly physically impaired" while on the job. Although the article (found here) was somewhat sparse on the details of who this man was, the store he worked at was in Chubbuck and he was awarded $1.6 million.
After working at two separate Walmart locations, my experience with the store chain is that employee safety comes second to productivity and profit. During my time at Walmart I witnessed many instances of employees being put at risk through the cutting of corners or negligence. I'm glad to see light being shed on this particular issue, though it is unfortunate the man had to be injured for it to happen.
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