Wal-Mart Case Study

Successful sales, but ethical operations?Wal-Mart Case Study

1Impact

Talks about Wal-MartSupporters: --Democratized consumptions --Armed low-income households

Critics --Questioned ethical operations

Low PaymentAverage full-time in 2010 $11.75 /hr

Lawsuit on employment benefits: --Wal-Marts denial of insurance coverage for prescriptive contraceptivesMauldin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Gender Discrimination Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. --largest workplace gender bias lawsuit

-- female employees

--Wal-Marts discriminative practice against women in the work place

1 Million

Facts SheetDr. Richard Drogins study in 2003--Female full-time employees working at least 45 weeks earn on average nearly less than male employees in yearly salary; --Women make up of Wal-Mart's cashiers, but only of Wal-Mart store managers.

[Wal-Mart Class, Plaintiff's Expert Dr. Richard Drogin's Statistical Report; New York Times, 12/30/04.]

$5,00092%14%

Environmental DamageMulti-state violations on storm water regulation

$24,000 penalty for water pollution in Caguas, Puerto Rico, 2007

Response

CitationsWasteker, Emile. "Business Day." New York Times. New York Times, 11nov2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. .

Biesada,, Alexandra. "Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Heading to the Supreme Court?." Bizmology. Hoovers, Inc, 30apr2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. .

Rodriguez, Elias . "Wal-Mart's Violation of the Clean Water Act Results in Land Purchase and Fine ." EPA. EPA, 26apr2007. Web. 6 Dec 2010. .