Wal-Mart accused of cheating on pay in SLC
by Steven Oberbeck 02/14/06 Salt Lake Tribune
Federal court: A former employee of a Salt Lake City Wal-Mart store has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Utah that contends the giant retailer systematically shortchanged its hourly employees.
The allegations raised by Norma Jean Williams, who lives in Wyoming, mirror claims raised in more than 40 similar lawsuits filed across the country.
"Wal-Mart actually stole money from its own employees and used that money to gain a competitive advantage over its competition," said Missouri attorney R. Deryl Edwards Jr., who is representing Williams. "And this didn't just happen in Utah. It happened all over."
WHY NOT! Walmart has a long history of using unethical means to save a penny for the benefit of the corporation. This doesn't mean that these allegations are true, but if they are, I am sure that Wal-mart is not the only offender in Utah.
I prefer to shop at Target and Costco. Their employees seem so much happier. Maybe someday we will all realize that not only should a person have a living wage, but that wages earned should actually be paid.
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