Case Two: Wal-Mart
Arianna Greenwood
Texas A&M University—Central Texas
Case Two: Wal-Mart
Pattern of Discrimination In 1964, Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act was passed in order to stop classes to be discriminated against (Hartman, DesJardins, & MacDonald, 2018, p. 254). The act was designed to prevent against discrimination against individuals based on age, religion, race, disability, gender, national origin, color, and sometimes sexual orientation (Hartman et al., 2018, p. 255). While this act is in place has curtailed the tendency of some of these classes from being discriminated against that is not always the case. The documents that have been provided for us to review have done a …show more content…
They did not dismiss the case based on lack of discrimination (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011). The case was dismissed on the mere fact that the evidence was not strong enough to tie together the 1.6 million females that had worked throughout 3,400 Wal-Mart stores since 1998 (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011). The main reason why the class action could not move forward was that of a certain corporate policy that was put in place. The company allowed "individual managers wide discretion over promotions and raises (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011)." This policy basically gave corporate a way to wash their hands of the situation, even if it was created an unfavorable working environment for female employees. Considering the narrow margin in which the Supreme Court case was dismissed, it seems that others would agree that the facts lead to a pattern of …show more content…
It seems like the numbers on the 2016 report are padded by $0.45 billion for FY13 and FY14 ("2016 Global Responsibility Report"), compared to the figures shown on the 2014 report ("2014 Global Responsibility Report"). Another thing worth noting, the 2014 report had a lot more information devoted to empowering women economically, but that was not the case in the 2016 report. It seems like the 2016 focus shifted from focusing on women, to include focusing on local manufacturing and small businesses as a whole ("2016 Global Responsibility Report"). Over the years, the negative publicity from the lawsuits has died down and individuals are more focused on making sure things are locally sourced. Wal-Mart's shift in priorities is all about giving the customers what they want and helping increase their revenue at the same time. The company is out to make a profit and will do just about anything to ensure that it continues to do so. This is not to say that some of the programs they have started have not had a positive outcome. However, it is important to note that the company acts in its own best interest first and
Arianna Greenwood
Texas A&M University—Central Texas
Case Two: Wal-Mart
Pattern of Discrimination In 1964, Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act was passed in order to stop classes to be discriminated against (Hartman, DesJardins, & MacDonald, 2018, p. 254). The act was designed to prevent against discrimination against individuals based on age, religion, race, disability, gender, national origin, color, and sometimes sexual orientation (Hartman et al., 2018, p. 255). While this act is in place has curtailed the tendency of some of these classes from being discriminated against that is not always the case. The documents that have been provided for us to review have done a …show more content…
They did not dismiss the case based on lack of discrimination (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011). The case was dismissed on the mere fact that the evidence was not strong enough to tie together the 1.6 million females that had worked throughout 3,400 Wal-Mart stores since 1998 (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011). The main reason why the class action could not move forward was that of a certain corporate policy that was put in place. The company allowed "individual managers wide discretion over promotions and raises (Bravin & Zimmerman, 2011)." This policy basically gave corporate a way to wash their hands of the situation, even if it was created an unfavorable working environment for female employees. Considering the narrow margin in which the Supreme Court case was dismissed, it seems that others would agree that the facts lead to a pattern of …show more content…
It seems like the numbers on the 2016 report are padded by $0.45 billion for FY13 and FY14 ("2016 Global Responsibility Report"), compared to the figures shown on the 2014 report ("2014 Global Responsibility Report"). Another thing worth noting, the 2014 report had a lot more information devoted to empowering women economically, but that was not the case in the 2016 report. It seems like the 2016 focus shifted from focusing on women, to include focusing on local manufacturing and small businesses as a whole ("2016 Global Responsibility Report"). Over the years, the negative publicity from the lawsuits has died down and individuals are more focused on making sure things are locally sourced. Wal-Mart's shift in priorities is all about giving the customers what they want and helping increase their revenue at the same time. The company is out to make a profit and will do just about anything to ensure that it continues to do so. This is not to say that some of the programs they have started have not had a positive outcome. However, it is important to note that the company acts in its own best interest first and