Walmart & Amazon Go on Hiring Binge as Virus Spreads
Walmart plans to hire 150,000 people to meet increased demand during the coronavirus crisis and will pay out $365 million in bonuses, the U.S. retail giant said.
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Gunman Killed, 2 Officers Hurt in Shooting at Walmart
Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in eastern Arkansas, authorities said.
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Six women sued Walmart in separate complaints in Dayton, Ohio Federal Court, claiming it paid them less than similarly situated men and denied them promotions and training to prevent the advancement of their careers.
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The City of Vallejo, California sued Walmart in Solano County Court, claiming its abandoned commercial lot has become a public nuisance.
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Judge Tosses Whistleblower Suit by Ex-Walmart Exec
A federal judge tossed a case involving a disgruntled Walmart employee who claimed he was fired for revealing a massive fraud by the retail company’s e-commerce division.
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A federal class action accuses Wal-Mart of selling Great Value-brand LED light bulbs with the Energy-Star logo though they do not meet Energy-Star efficiency standards.
Read moreEl Paso Mass Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in 22 Deaths
The 21-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday during a brief initial hearing.
Read moreMan With Rifle and Bulletproof Vest Creates Chaos at Missouri Walmart
A man who showed up to a Missouri Walmart Thursday afternoon with a bulletproof vest and loaded rifle was intending to “cause chaos,” according to police who arrested the man.
Read moreWalmart Settles Brazil Corruption Case for $138M
Walmart has agreed to fork over roughly $138 million in criminal penalties to settle claims by the Justice Department that one of its subsidiaries in Brazil paid a “sorceress” over $500,000 in bribes to make permitting problems go away.
Read moreWalmart Heirs’ Money Influences Black Charter Schools Debate
Amid fierce debate over whether charter schools are good for black students, the heirs to the Walmart company fortune have been working to make inroads with advocates and influential leaders in the black community.
Read moreBaltic Countries Want Walmart to Remove Soviet-Themed Shirts
Three Baltic countries have lashed out at retail giant Walmart for using the letters USSR and Soviet Union emblems on T-shirts and other products for sale online, and are demanding that the goods be removed.
Read moreWalmart, Farmers Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Lettuce
Consumers slapped Walmart, Sam’s Club and Taylor Farms, one of nation’s largest producers of salad greens, with a class action Monday night for selling E. coli-tainted lettuce that has sickened people in 25 states and killed one person in California.
Read moreJudge Rejects Walmart’s Attempt to Dodge Class Action
Walmart “does not have a leg to stand on,” a federal judge said late Friday when he denied its motion to decertify a class of employees accusing it of violating state labor law by failing to provide them with chairs.
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