Imagine if they just paid people a fair wage?

June 30, 2010 at 4:11 pm (Economy, Just sad)

Most hateable companies: Wal-Mart

The company has paid hundreds of millions of dollars over the years to settle suits alleging it locked workers inside stores, forced them to work through breaks and worse.

Yet those payouts could pale next to a class action suit claiming the company discriminated against women on pay and promotions. The company has said it does not think the claims made “are representative of the experiences” of its female workers. But lawyers say damages could run into the billions of dollars. Given the company’s track record, who would even bat an eye?

Maybe we could still have rollbacks if they paid people fairly rather than paying class action lawsuits? Just a thought.

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