The big-box retailer plans to ax 597 workers at its SouthSide Bethlehem distribution center, according to the state's Department of Labor and Industry.
out. are they going to push something through quickly? are they going to make these amendments quickly? or are they going to extend their legislative session? this all follows quite a bit of backlash from corporations and the business community, including arkansas based mega retailer walmart, who said in a statement that the law threatens to undermine the spirit of inclusion present throughout the state of arkansas. and you heard from the governor. he s even getting backlash from his own son, who signed a petition, asking his dad the governor, to veto this bill. we re watching closely here at the state capitol just how legislators are going to react to this and what they are going to do, if they re going to make those changes that the governor has requested. back to you. john i want to switch over now to you. this is obviously putting some pressure on governor pence. what is the difference between these two laws and what s the early reaction there on the ground? well, kristen, the
walmart, a company of 1.4 million people employed in the u.s., heads to the supreme court tomorrow, brought there by six women who say they were subjected to years of sex discrimination. duke says walmart s supervisors cheated her on raises and repeatedly passed her over for promotions. class action lawsuit claims that walmart denied female employees equal opportunities for promotion to certain management and management track positions. major legal troubles for mega retailer walmart. a massive gender discrimination case it s been fighting for years is one step closer to going to trial. even though a class action lawsuit against walmart by more than a million women was dismissed in 2011 by the u.s. supreme court, not on the merits, i would add. the equal employment opportunity commission is in the process of helping close to 2,000 women individually pursue lawsuit against walmart. it became clear what was on display was a tale of two walmarts. one that centered on the spectacl