Wal-Mart promotes woman to run Sam's Club
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Friday named Rosalind Brewer president and chief executive of its Sam's Club warehouse retail chain, marking the first time that the world's largest retailer will have a woman and an African-American leading one of its three business units. Brewer, 49, will replace Brian Cornell on February 1 at the start of the company's fiscal year, Wal-Mart said. She most ...
Wal-Mart mistreats employees, environment, local economy
Type Wal-Mart into Google's search engine. The first two returns will be Wal-Mart corporate sponsored web sties which proudly boast Wal-Mart's "wide selection of items at Every Day Low Prices".
More Than 500 Wal-Mart Women File EEOC Discrimination Charges
Most filed in five states with early federal deadline protecting right to pursue claims WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a move to protect their right to pursue individual and class action pay and promotion claims against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., more...
Eden: Wal-Mart employee fired after cancer surgery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $275,000 to settle a disability lawsuit in federal district court in Tennessee.The lawsuit charged that Wal-Mart denied a 12-year employee of its East Tennessee distribution center No. 6039 in Midway, Tenn., a reasonable accommodation after he had cancer surgery, which left him with weakness in his right shoulder.
JPMorgan, Barclays, Wal-Mart, Deutsche Bank, Dow in Court News
JPMorgan Chase & Co. was sued by Asset Management Fund over claims it gave faulty information involving $515.6 million in residential mortgage-backed securities.
Lawsuits: Feb. 6
LawsuitsInvolving businesses or public entities and filed in Knox County Circuit Court in December
Rep. Hunt: Costco bill is to show ‘displeasure’
Democratic Rep. Sam Hunt of Olympia said his bill to bar Costco, Wal-Mart and other big box members-only retailers from getting new liquor-sales licenses was symbolic only and is dead on arrival. Hunt introduced House Bill 2426 on Friday with two co-sponsors, Democratic Reps. Sherry Appleton of Poulsbo and Timm Ormsby of Spokane. It came as the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s operation ...
Walmart Women Still Seek Justice In Sex Discrimination Case
The women who say Walmart discriminates aren't giving up.
Growing community of social entrepreneurs look for ways to establish legitimacy
The "B" stands for social benefit. B Lab, the Berwyn, Pa.-based nonprofit that grants the title to qualifying businesses around the country, has enrolled more than 500 firms that want to validate their simultaneous pursuit of profits and the greater good. New Jersey passed a law to legally recognize benefit corporations last year, but Lambert said she’s content to use B Lab’s standards for now.