An article published by the National Womens Law Center earlier this month (Found Here) details a supreme court case involving Walmart and female employees who felt discriminated on the job. The case, which will go before the court on March 29th, will determine the future of women working at Walmart, at least for the time being.
The bill failed to pass last year, so the lawsuit could go either way. However, an interesting part of the article which I noticed was the fear of retaliation these women have when asking about their pay.
This is interesting because a key focus in Walmart's employee training is on their stated "No retaliation" policy, in which employees are encouraged to come forward and talk to management without fear of being fired or punished in other ways.
This article also points to a solution to the issue of big-box stores: Government Regulations. Because of the impacts these stores have, I am surprised the government hasn't stepped in more than they have to reduce some of the impacts (Specifically the environmental ones) which these stores have.
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