 raven714 says: The company persuaded a federal district court judge and the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to award it the full amount, even though Shank's family had paid for the lawsuit. Nor did it matter that the settlement covered a fraction of her expenses and losses. Wal-Mart's healthcare plan clearly states that it gets first dibs on any money recovered by injured employees. Such provisions aren't uncommon in health plans, and Wal-Mart isn't the first to enforce one. Doing what the law allows isn't the same as doing the right thing, however. The company made itself whole at the expense of a helpless former employee who will never be whole again. Instead of having some resources to improve her care, Shank will receive only the basic services afforded her by Medicaid and Social Security. Nor will the trust fund be in a position to reimburse Medicaid (i.e., taxpayers), which stood to collect any unspent money upon Shank's death. Wal-Mart argues that it's just trying to be fair to those still paying into the company's health-care plan. Big payouts to insured workers can drive up the plan's premiums. The half-million dollars it spent on Shank's care, however, translates into less than 40 cents per Wal-Mart employee. In its most recent quarter, its stores generated that much in operating income every eight minutes. Wal-Mart has spent the last few years working hard to rebut health-care reformers, labor unions, anti-globalization groups and other critics who've argued that it puts profits ahead of humanity. While its advertising campaigns try to put a friendlier spin on the company, its behavior toward Shank tells a di... That's pretty f@%&ing low! Absolute bastards. I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart in years. They're not getting one red cent from me. That's pretty sad. I have no words that can describe how disgusted I feel about them right now. And her 18 year son died in Iraq recently. They are just amassing more & more bad karma which will come back to them x's 3. Sad story  Wal-Marts net income rose to $3.94 billion in the quarter ended Jan. 31, up almost 10 percent from $3.59 billion in the period a year earlier. All that money and a woman that used to work for them, who is now brain dead, and lost her son in Iraq, did even bring a tear to the bastards who took everything from her. They had no compassion, but only cared about the money. It's just like you said KK it will come back to them X's 3 and I hope they lose everything they have. I will never shop at Wal-Mart ever again. German supermarket chain Lidl accused of snooping on staff # Thursday March 27 2008 The German discount supermarket chain Lidl has been accused of spying on its employees, including recording how many times they went to the toilet as well as details about their love lives, personal finances and menstrual cycles. Lidl and Wal-Mart must be affiliated. http://action.walmartwatch.com/page/s/debbieshank Sign the petition to support the Shank family, then let Wal-Mart know what you think. Thank you dulios for the link, and I did fill it out and then I sent it to 5 of my layer friends the Governor of Florida and my Congressman along with a few other people in high places that I know. Also I will print out about 250 copies on my printer.............OK they are all printed up and now I will take them to Wal-Mart in the morning and put them on every car in the parking lot. Once again thank you! |
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