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Another Reason not to Shop at Walmart

This is yet another reason why we don’t step foot in Walmart. Remember this company profits over 2 billion dollars per quarter. Over 60% of its workers have no health insurance (or get it in other ways). And now taking money away from poor families that need it.

Walmart Sues Permanently Injured Employee

Excerpt:

Employers grab accident victims’ cash

Wal-Mart’s health plan sued an ex-worker, brain-damaged in a crash, to collect money from a settlement she’d received. It’s part of a trend in which companies aggressively try to recoup insurance costs.

By The Wall Street JournalA collision with a tractor-trailer seven years ago left 52-year-old Deborah Shank permanently brain-damaged and in a wheelchair. Her husband, Jim, and three sons found a small source of solace: a $700,000 accident settlement from the trucking company involved.

After legal fees and other expenses, the remaining $417,000 was put in a special trust. It was to be used for Deborah Shank’s care.

Instead, all of it is now slated to go to Deborah’s former employer, Wal-Mart Stores.

Read the above link for more on the story and you can also donate to the family at Walmart Watch.