This has made me rrrrrreallllllyyyyyy angry!
I hate Wal-Mart and its sad that such a huge company feel the need to exploit ppl this way!
Who the hell puts that shiz in the small print anyway?! Robbing gits!
Perez, I am addicted to your website, but you seriously need a lesson in basic economics. This is not a moral issue, but one of legality. If Walmart caves to the bleeding heart bullshit then they will have to bend over for everyone. They can't afford to NOT stick to the fine print because if they don't they will be setting a precedent for every case that follows. The only thing that will happen if this family is let off the hook is Walmart will be forced to "repackage" their benefit plan in a way that won't benefit as many people as the current plan. Don't get me wrong, the situation is horrible and not one I would wish on an enemy, but life isn't always easy. In fact, it sometimes kinda sucks.
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I can not believe that a company that makes $90 billion a year would do that. They should spend a week in the nursing home with this lady and then see if they don't want to actually give money to that poor poor family
This story gets me fired up! As if we don't have enough reasons to hate and boycott Wal-Mart. I vow to never go to Wal-Mart again! Can they get any more evil? They made 90 billion and wont spare this poor, severely ill employee of theirs a few hundred thousand? Talk about TRUE COLORS coming out.
shameful. disgusting. another black for a company that really doesn't need it. Walmart censors music, considers Maxim magazine to be pornography and is a complete and utter embarrassment.
THANK YOU SO MUCH PEREZ FOR POSTING THIS STORY. I READ ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ASSUMED OR BOTH OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND MOST OF ALL WAL-MART. I NEARLY THROW UP. I HAD ALL TYPES OF EVIL THOUGHTS IN MY MIND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WISH MORE AND MORE BLOGS WOULD POST THIS STORY. I WOULD NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AN EXTRA TWO MILES TO BUY GROCERIES AT KROGERS. IT IS WORTH.
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This is where OPRAH's BIG GIVE show should make a difference. This is where Wal-Mart's evil ways makes its way to our society. This is where YOU reading this should get your FAT ASS off your couch and Office Depot desk chair and DO SOMETHING…..!!!!
This severely sucks, If people started to boycott the store we could at least cost them a few dollars, I was nearly killed in an explosion where I worked and today I am on the verge of losing everything, I got no compensation from the company and they were so 100% at fault. I get a little workmans comp medical care, but no benefits other than than, not one cent. big business is big for a reason
It's not Wal-Mart per say its the insurance company they use. Have any of you studied business or economics? It's how the "real" world works. Sad yes and I hate it for the woman…but you learn in business 101 read the DAMN SMALL PRINT!!!
I've always been disgusted by Walmart. After hearing this story yesterday I emailed them to tell them I will no longer be shopping with them. Sure, legally Walmart is in the right. Morally, they are cold hearted. I seriously will never shop there. My response from them was that they are indeed forwarding my mail ahead. I'm excited to hear back from them. If we all boycott Walmart maybe they will start treating their people better!!!!
this is extremely sad and unfortunate. but walmart didnt earn 90 billion dollars by cutting people slack. if they bend the rules for this woman, a million ohers will feel they deserve a handout. now it would be very nice of walmart to help the family out [which im sure they will do now because of all the media attention] but if they dont, well thats life. sad.
This is why I will not set foot in one of these stores. They make their money through the blood, sweat and tears of their employees. They are the worst excuse for a store. Next time you plan on going to Wal Mart think about it. The product may be a little less expensive than other retailers but who has to suffer………their employees! Gross store.
This is why I have NEVER shopped at Walmart. This is why the residents of Inglewood California fought to keep Walmart out of their community. Walmart exploits their workers and violates labor laws in the name of GREED!!!! Please everyone stop shopping at this slave shop.
I have boycotted Wal-Mart for years because of crap like this. Saving a few dollars isn't worth supporting what I feel is the definition of an evil corporate giant.
Perez, I just read this, and this is Really Sad. It made me cry (almost). You have recently been talking about donating (to causes, etc), I never consider donating to these causes, mainly because I dont understand them … but, I would donate to this woman and her family. How can we help them?
Let me tell you something. I work for Sams club which is affiliated with Walmart and i have to say they have the worst benefits. I used to work at old navy and i had great benefits. If walmart is so huge why dont they get benefits which we can afford.
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Yes, it is such a shock that big corporations are this moneyhungry and in their endless greed for even the smallest change don't give a shit about the little people. It's so very unheard of.
There must be a lot more to this story than meets the eye in terms of legal obligations. Clearly, Wal-Mart has its hands tied if they are willing to issue a statement admitting the circumstances surrounding the Shank case and still maintain their position. This sounds like a case of Debbie Shank and her family not being aware and/or bothering to read the fine print (which most of us would not) and then having the misfortune of such incidents occurring to them. Then, their lawyers were incompetent and clearly did not sue the trucking company for the amount required to care for Ms. Shank for the rest of her life, which would normally be considered in the settlement.
That brings me to wonder, was the trucking company actually at fault in the traffic incident, or was Debbie Shank? A one million dollar settlement is extremely low if the trucking company was actually responsible, and it sounds like they just came to a settlement in order to avoid an extensive trial that would require ample expert witnesses (oftentimes each witness brought in, such as a doctor, costs above $50,000 apiece), that they may have lost anyways because of jury sympathy, despite potentially being completely innocent.
This is an example of where a charity should be started to help the Shanks rather than suing large companies; they must abide by their regulations or our government would eventually capsize in a sea of superfluous lawsuits.
Re: AMA –
I read your comment and I just wanted to say that the fairest objection to this is for her to keep the money she won. She barely had any left after legal fees and as the Wal-Mart rep said "her circumstances are clearly extraordinary, and unbelievably sad." I guess its easy for you to judge because you will probably never know how sad and bad her situation really is. Thank God you aren't and really think before you speak next time.
1. You guys need a universal health plan.
2. I try not to go in wal mart, as I try my best to support local stores even if it means paying a bit more, but I now officially boy cot wal mart.
3. Perez, I think you are amazing, you have taken advantage of the generals public obsession with celebrities and used it as an out let to support charities and bring up issues that an entire culture of people would otherwise not be aware of. Thank You.
Wal-Mart claims to be wholesome and All-American, but shit like this shows just how fucking heartless they are. They suck the life from their employees figuratively and literally.
Until people in this company stop bending over to be ass raped by big biz, then shit like this will happen every day.
It makes me sick. We get fucked 6 ways from Sunday by businesses who could give a shit about anyone but investors every single day. Take a fucking stand. "Consumers" make me sick. Stop buying so much junk and you won't need to support WalMart, which clearly doesn't give a shit about its employees. Numerous payouts for discrimination and wage lawsuits, now this? Fuck off WalMart, and I hope Sam Walton is rotting in hell.
Uh yeah I read that article today - that's fuuuucked up! Like they don't make enough money, they have to screw someone who WORKED for them and had these events in their life. Assholes.
Perez, please be sure to post the update on this….I AM SO ANGRY OVER HERE!!!!!!!!
The total SHIT LOUSE company VP or whoever saying they
"…have to abide by the strict policies…cause of the other contributors to
the benefits…"
Do they THINK other employees are gonna' purposely sit themselves in front of moving trucks to purposely become permanently brain damaged (or whatever else on purpose to reach that result)?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!
I've sent this article to all my friends in hopes they join me on the Boycot Walmart bandwagon, if not I'll be satisfied to know they will NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER get a cent from me unless it's in print they dropped this and left this woman and her family the fuck alone!!!!!!!!!!
Perez hopefully you can send all these comments to the asshole franchise!!!!
Re: Mel – she was an employee, so they provider her healthcare, she got 1 million in restitution…walmart takes its money back if the employee is paid through a legal settlemet
This story drives home the point that we, the people, have to become more fully involved in our lives - stop just signing on the lines without reading things - stop expecting corporations to do the right thing without us demanding it of them (by way of electing officials who will work for US, not them!!!). We want everything to be perfect and cosy but we are too lazy to be involved right from the start. We will all feel bad for a week or so for this woman; we will boycott WalMart (some will return); we will yell that it's unjust; but what will we DO??? Please, start taking ACTION instead of only RE-acting. Whining after the fact just makes the greedy bastards laugh. . .all the way to the bank. We all have the right and responsibility to speak up via our elected officials, boycotts, consumer habits, etc. xoxo
Any insurance company tries to collect back out of settlements after an accident. This isn't a Walmart specific issue. Check out the fine print in any health insurance policy. It hits the elderly worst when medicare and medicaid do it. It's the right of subrogation and it's the legal right of a first party carrier.
The fact is that Wal-Mart should bend over for all of their employees. They purposely keep people at part-time hours so they do not qualify for health insurance. And for the employees who are covered, they are not covered well. Employees have to pay the bulk of their coverage from their meager earnings. In fact, after taxes and benefit deductions many Wal-mart employees still live below the poverty line.
You say read the fine print, but when the only health care options you have is either nothing or your employer's manipulative plan — you take the plan.
Ummmm…HELLO, people! This has nothing to do with Wal-Mart. This is about Wal-Marts health insurance carrier (Blue Cross Blue Shield). If you want to beat down someone's door, beat down Blue Cross Blue Shield. In case you haven't noticed, a basic PR class would tell you that this is a spin story. It's not even hard news.
Re: dumbasses –
How insensitive of you!
Do you have no emotions or something
Some ppl need a job - whatever it may be… therefore they ARE then being forced to sign a contract as they have no other choice. You may have choices, have the job you want and that is fine but others dont
Do you not think it is moraly wrong for them to put that in the small print of a contract belonging to one of the biggest companies worldwide when they clearly do not need to exploit their employees that way!
IF WALMART REALLY FEELS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THAT MONEY, THEN LETS TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER…ALL WALMART EMPLOYEES WHO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS SHOULD RECEIVE A REFUND IF THEIR PREMIUMS ARE LARGER THAN THE AMOUNT OF THEIR CLAIMS!!!!!! ALL WALMART EMPLOYEES (ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEVER HAVE MEDICAL CLAIMS), SHOULD DEMAND A REFUND OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEIR PREMIUMS AND THEIR CLAIMS. THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME PRINCIPAL AS WALMART GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THIS POOR WOMAN'S MEDICAL BILLS. FUCK THIS DIRTY-ASS HILLBILLY STORE. I'LL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN!!
Re: Julia – okay miss julia…i understand that "it was in her clause" but cheese and crackers man…have a heart. this family has been through enough when i saw it last night before it was even posted on here i cried. it was the most disgusting thing i've ever seen something must be done…i would actually like to find a way to help this family out. so if anyone knows then i would like to know….damn its just sickening
Damn, I work for them too, makes me wanna dig out my paperwork and see exactly what im paying out a big chunk of my paycheck for. As far as the insurance goes its better than having no insurance at all but for all the crap they spew about caring for their workers(and we hear it all the time let me tell you) they could help this lady out instead of digging her grave for her.
Maggs, the fact is that Wal-Mart is a large enough company that when they negotiate with the health insurance companies they can say we want this, this, and this or else we take our money elsewhere. Unfotunately, they choose not to do this for their store employees.
Starbucks is actually a fantastic company so far as how they treat their employees, as well as the farmers that they buy their beans from. They also set up numerous donations for a variety of causes.
If her son was killed in Iraq this family immediately received $100,000.00 from the government for funeral and related expenses. They would have then received another $400,000.00 from his mandatory life insurance policy! Where did that money go???? This family is NOT broke!
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they have to stick to their policy if not they'd be handing out money to everyone, secondly if the woman is oblivious to everything its obviously just her family trying to get as much money as possible probably for themselves not her medical care and also this woman has 1 million. if walmart was smart however they would take this money back from her and do a payout to emplyees who they do not pay well enough for how much income they make annualy.
and another thing walmart used to be real different when Sam Walton was alive. after he died his kids and corporate machine took over and it all became about the bottom line and not much else….
This is just disgusting. I didn't really get it as i'm from the UK and don't really understand the American legal or medical systems.
But what I do know is that Wal-Mart are shit!!!! They took over one of our biggest supermarket chains ASDA a few years ago, so now not only are the supermarkets shit but they are now called ASDA - Wal-Mart. I don't shop in them and will not do from now on either.
I work for a rival supermarket and will be taking a serious look at my shares and healthplan contracts that I have with them.
Perez, you are angry at the wrong thing. Sure, Wal-Mart has some detestible practices that we have all heard about in the news. However, this case simply isn't one of them. How can we be angry in a situation where Wal-Mart simply held up its end of the deal? Wal-Mart's policy aims to help those who do not win money through a trial. Some people have nobody to sue when their health fails. This woman isn't one of them; she won $1,000,000, and that amount represents the number that the judicial system has deemed appropriate. Wal-Mart rightfully takes its money back, The End.
However, there ARE villians in this story: the lawyers who took over 50% of what she earned, the fact that life just isn't fair, and of course, the journalists who erroneously use heart-wrenching stories such as these in an attempt to paint Corporate America as a cold, heartless force eating up America. Wal-Mart, like any other company, is certainly not perfect, but please don't forget to keep business law in mind when analyzing this case.
The best thing that can be done in this situation is for readers to donate money to the family. And Perez, I'm sure that you would be able to coordinate this very easily, maybe taking $1 or $2 from each T-Shirt sale and putting it towards this family?
Perez, stick to what you know best, keep drawin those cum dribbles, its the only thing you are good at. P.S. Wal-mart should get back that bitches money, you dont become rich by being a charity.
Chris, there are many employees of Wal-Mart who try to bring in unions, but Wal-Mart cock-blocks them every time. I agree with you, though, in that the employees need a union!
It is sick that this is happening in our country. How sad that the policy had a stipulation like this in "fine print." I am sure WM is held to the policy terms. HOWEVER, can WM not raise money or the big execs do the right thing & give the family money to survive. Truly sickening!
Maybe if this dolt would have purchased auto insurance this wouldn't be an issue. Just because you have health insurance doesn't mean it should pay for your lapse in other coverage. This is a crap article written to pull the heartstrings and brush off personal responsibility onto a corporation that doesn't deserve it in this case. Perez, grow a brain…
How do you make a $500,000 exception for one employee and not do it for the millions more out there? You guys are ignorant fucks who have no idea how business works and what it takes to keep structure. Go back to flipping your burgers and scrubbing your toilets.
wait a minute, people are mad that wal-mart is following the law? the contract clearly states that if you win a suit for damages, you can't use company money to pay for medical bills because the person you won the suit against is paying for your bills ALREADY. without giving the money back, she is collecting TWO TIMES for the SAME THING… money from the trucking company and money from walmart. wake up people, most employers utilize this exact same policy, as do most personal insurance plans. yea, this is a horrible situation but this a legal question.
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It's her own fault for agreeing to work at Wal-Mart on their terms. She wasn't mentally disabled when she started working there, so she doesn't have any excuses. She shouldn't have accepted the job if she didn't like the terms of the insurance policy. I bet she didn't even read the terms closely, but of course that's her own fault. People have to take responsibility for their own behavior. Whoever is running the show at Wal-Mart is doing exactly what a good capitalist is supposed to do under the circumstances. That's why they have so much money. Cheers to Wal-Mart! They deserve every penny! Vote for McCain!
Only in America…you think you have an insurance and then your legal fees are half a million dollars. These insurances are only there to support the highly overpaid lawyers and doctors in their villas. Keep all voting corperate and driving your over-machos big petrol consuming cars and this will never change. You must all feel very protected by your government……
WOW. wow is all i can think to say. this astounds me. wow.
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Funny But wasnt your IDOL HILLARY CLINTON ONE OF THE BIG CHESSES AT WALMART.???? Vote for her perez.I'd like nothing better than for hillary to deport all you illegals who enter our country and taking OUR JOBS
I just went to Walmart.com to send them an e-mail to tell them how disgusted I am by their actions and OF COURSE the e-mail wouldn't work. Perez, what can I do?
I work for Walmart and they have the shittiest healthcatre plan I've ever seen. Thank God I only work there part time. Walmart doesn't care about people. If they can they will squeeze this lady for every last dime she has.
Its despicable the way corporations are treating people
everyone should boycott walmart from now on….pieces of shit!!!
I will never set foot in a Wal-mart or Sam's Club again.
thats what happens when you don't read the fine print, don't hate on walmart because they have measures in place to protect their assets.
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This has made me rrrrrreallllllyyyyyy angry!
I hate Wal-Mart and its sad that such a huge company feel the need to exploit ppl this way!
Who the hell puts that shiz in the small print anyway?! Robbing gits!
1. No one is forced to work at walmart…. 2. No one is forced to sign a contract…. Should have read it more carefully before they signed it.
Perez, I am addicted to your website, but you seriously need a lesson in basic economics. This is not a moral issue, but one of legality. If Walmart caves to the bleeding heart bullshit then they will have to bend over for everyone. They can't afford to NOT stick to the fine print because if they don't they will be setting a precedent for every case that follows. The only thing that will happen if this family is let off the hook is Walmart will be forced to "repackage" their benefit plan in a way that won't benefit as many people as the current plan. Don't get me wrong, the situation is horrible and not one I would wish on an enemy, but life isn't always easy. In fact, it sometimes kinda sucks.
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I can not believe that a company that makes $90 billion a year would do that. They should spend a week in the nursing home with this lady and then see if they don't want to actually give money to that poor poor family
This story gets me fired up! As if we don't have enough reasons to hate and boycott Wal-Mart. I vow to never go to Wal-Mart again! Can they get any more evil? They made 90 billion and wont spare this poor, severely ill employee of theirs a few hundred thousand? Talk about TRUE COLORS coming out.
shameful. disgusting. another black for a company that really doesn't need it. Walmart censors music, considers Maxim magazine to be pornography and is a complete and utter embarrassment.
THANK YOU SO MUCH PEREZ FOR POSTING THIS STORY. I READ ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE ASSUMED OR BOTH OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND MOST OF ALL WAL-MART. I NEARLY THROW UP. I HAD ALL TYPES OF EVIL THOUGHTS IN MY MIND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WISH MORE AND MORE BLOGS WOULD POST THIS STORY. I WOULD NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AN EXTRA TWO MILES TO BUY GROCERIES AT KROGERS. IT IS WORTH.
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This is where OPRAH's BIG GIVE show should make a difference. This is where Wal-Mart's evil ways makes its way to our society. This is where YOU reading this should get your FAT ASS off your couch and Office Depot desk chair and DO SOMETHING…..!!!!
This severely sucks, If people started to boycott the store we could at least cost them a few dollars, I was nearly killed in an explosion where I worked and today I am on the verge of losing everything, I got no compensation from the company and they were so 100% at fault. I get a little workmans comp medical care, but no benefits other than than, not one cent. big business is big for a reason
It's not Wal-Mart per say its the insurance company they use. Have any of you studied business or economics? It's how the "real" world works. Sad yes and I hate it for the woman…but you learn in business 101 read the DAMN SMALL PRINT!!!
I've always been disgusted by Walmart. After hearing this story yesterday I emailed them to tell them I will no longer be shopping with them. Sure, legally Walmart is in the right. Morally, they are cold hearted. I seriously will never shop there. My response from them was that they are indeed forwarding my mail ahead. I'm excited to hear back from them. If we all boycott Walmart maybe they will start treating their people better!!!!
this is extremely sad and unfortunate. but walmart didnt earn 90 billion dollars by cutting people slack. if they bend the rules for this woman, a million ohers will feel they deserve a handout. now it would be very nice of walmart to help the family out [which im sure they will do now because of all the media attention] but if they dont, well thats life. sad.
This is why I will not set foot in one of these stores. They make their money through the blood, sweat and tears of their employees. They are the worst excuse for a store. Next time you plan on going to Wal Mart think about it. The product may be a little less expensive than other retailers but who has to suffer………their employees! Gross store.
This is why I have NEVER shopped at Walmart. This is why the residents of Inglewood California fought to keep Walmart out of their community. Walmart exploits their workers and violates labor laws in the name of GREED!!!! Please everyone stop shopping at this slave shop.
BOYCOTT!
I will NEVER shop at Wal Mart EVER again. I swear.
screw walmart as if they dont have enough money there goona take money back from that sad family….wtf i hate walmart
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I have boycotted Wal-Mart for years because of crap like this. Saving a few dollars isn't worth supporting what I feel is the definition of an evil corporate giant.
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Perez, I just read this, and this is Really Sad. It made me cry (almost). You have recently been talking about donating (to causes, etc), I never consider donating to these causes, mainly because I dont understand them … but, I would donate to this woman and her family. How can we help them?
That's why I shop at Target. Wal-Mart SUCKS!!!!
Re: Mel –
did you read the fucking article?
Let me tell you something. I work for Sams club which is affiliated with Walmart and i have to say they have the worst benefits. I used to work at old navy and i had great benefits. If walmart is so huge why dont they get benefits which we can afford.
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Yes, it is such a shock that big corporations are this moneyhungry and in their endless greed for even the smallest change don't give a shit about the little people. It's so very unheard of.
Wal-Mart needs to BACK THE FUCK OFF. Greedy bastards. I hope all the negative publicity will change their tune.
read up bitches.
There must be a lot more to this story than meets the eye in terms of legal obligations. Clearly, Wal-Mart has its hands tied if they are willing to issue a statement admitting the circumstances surrounding the Shank case and still maintain their position. This sounds like a case of Debbie Shank and her family not being aware and/or bothering to read the fine print (which most of us would not) and then having the misfortune of such incidents occurring to them. Then, their lawyers were incompetent and clearly did not sue the trucking company for the amount required to care for Ms. Shank for the rest of her life, which would normally be considered in the settlement.
That brings me to wonder, was the trucking company actually at fault in the traffic incident, or was Debbie Shank? A one million dollar settlement is extremely low if the trucking company was actually responsible, and it sounds like they just came to a settlement in order to avoid an extensive trial that would require ample expert witnesses (oftentimes each witness brought in, such as a doctor, costs above $50,000 apiece), that they may have lost anyways because of jury sympathy, despite potentially being completely innocent.
This is an example of where a charity should be started to help the Shanks rather than suing large companies; they must abide by their regulations or our government would eventually capsize in a sea of superfluous lawsuits.
Re: AMA –
I read your comment and I just wanted to say that the fairest objection to this is for her to keep the money she won. She barely had any left after legal fees and as the Wal-Mart rep said "her circumstances are clearly extraordinary, and unbelievably sad." I guess its easy for you to judge because you will probably never know how sad and bad her situation really is. Thank God you aren't and really think before you speak next time.
1. You guys need a universal health plan.
2. I try not to go in wal mart, as I try my best to support local stores even if it means paying a bit more, but I now officially boy cot wal mart.
3. Perez, I think you are amazing, you have taken advantage of the generals public obsession with celebrities and used it as an out let to support charities and bring up issues that an entire culture of people would otherwise not be aware of. Thank You.
I hadn't heard this story, it's good to know there is people who care.
Wal-Mart claims to be wholesome and All-American, but shit like this shows just how fucking heartless they are. They suck the life from their employees figuratively and literally.
Oops… "one of the most evil companies." Pardon my typo.
Until people in this company stop bending over to be ass raped by big biz, then shit like this will happen every day.
It makes me sick. We get fucked 6 ways from Sunday by businesses who could give a shit about anyone but investors every single day. Take a fucking stand. "Consumers" make me sick. Stop buying so much junk and you won't need to support WalMart, which clearly doesn't give a shit about its employees. Numerous payouts for discrimination and wage lawsuits, now this? Fuck off WalMart, and I hope Sam Walton is rotting in hell.
Idiot Attorney didnt read the fine print? Fuckin Jackoff cost the family as much hardship as Retard-doh-Mart
9 billion….and they can't give up just 47? 'hmm
no wonder they're called "cheap"
Uh yeah I read that article today - that's fuuuucked up! Like they don't make enough money, they have to screw someone who WORKED for them and had these events in their life. Assholes.
Everyone should stay away from Walmart. They are fucking whores and they do nothing for their employees.
Wal-Mart doesn't care about anything but making money and they make it on the backs of their employees. They are evil to the core!
Walmart is just being greedy. The employees of Walmart need to form a union.
Perez, please be sure to post the update on this….I AM SO ANGRY OVER HERE!!!!!!!!
The total SHIT LOUSE company VP or whoever saying they
"…have to abide by the strict policies…cause of the other contributors to
the benefits…"
Do they THINK other employees are gonna' purposely sit themselves in front of moving trucks to purposely become permanently brain damaged (or whatever else on purpose to reach that result)?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!
I've sent this article to all my friends in hopes they join me on the Boycot Walmart bandwagon, if not I'll be satisfied to know they will NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER get a cent from me unless it's in print they dropped this and left this woman and her family the fuck alone!!!!!!!!!!
Perez hopefully you can send all these comments to the asshole franchise!!!!
Why doesn't her attorney waive his fees and give her back the $600k he took?
How @#!!* dare they? This is outrageous.
HATE YOU WALMART!!
The only company worse than Wal-Mart is STARBUCKS!!! Fuck Starbucks and thier anti-Americanism
Re: Mel – she was an employee, so they provider her healthcare, she got 1 million in restitution…walmart takes its money back if the employee is paid through a legal settlemet
This story drives home the point that we, the people, have to become more fully involved in our lives - stop just signing on the lines without reading things - stop expecting corporations to do the right thing without us demanding it of them (by way of electing officials who will work for US, not them!!!). We want everything to be perfect and cosy but we are too lazy to be involved right from the start. We will all feel bad for a week or so for this woman; we will boycott WalMart (some will return); we will yell that it's unjust; but what will we DO??? Please, start taking ACTION instead of only RE-acting. Whining after the fact just makes the greedy bastards laugh. . .all the way to the bank. We all have the right and responsibility to speak up via our elected officials, boycotts, consumer habits, etc. xoxo
Any insurance company tries to collect back out of settlements after an accident. This isn't a Walmart specific issue. Check out the fine print in any health insurance policy. It hits the elderly worst when medicare and medicaid do it. It's the right of subrogation and it's the legal right of a first party carrier.
only in america…
Re: jaysus –
The fact is that Wal-Mart should bend over for all of their employees. They purposely keep people at part-time hours so they do not qualify for health insurance. And for the employees who are covered, they are not covered well. Employees have to pay the bulk of their coverage from their meager earnings. In fact, after taxes and benefit deductions many Wal-mart employees still live below the poverty line.
You say read the fine print, but when the only health care options you have is either nothing or your employer's manipulative plan — you take the plan.
this is why I have never shopped @ wal-mart. hellhole!
Wal-Mart NETTED, not grossed, NETTED 90 BILLION dollars last year WHY DO THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FUCKING HEALTH INSURANCE?!?
Re: Smookie – What??? STFU you dumb bitch. How old are you 12? You're just mad your mom won't buy you Starbucks.
F*** Wal-Mart! They have millions or billions for what i know and can't even help her out.
welcome to fall of the american spirit and the american way in the name of the evil wal-mart
Ummmm…HELLO, people! This has nothing to do with Wal-Mart. This is about Wal-Marts health insurance carrier (Blue Cross Blue Shield). If you want to beat down someone's door, beat down Blue Cross Blue Shield. In case you haven't noticed, a basic PR class would tell you that this is a spin story. It's not even hard news.
Re: dumbasses –
How insensitive of you!
Do you have no emotions or something
Some ppl need a job - whatever it may be… therefore they ARE then being forced to sign a contract as they have no other choice. You may have choices, have the job you want and that is fine but others dont
Do you not think it is moraly wrong for them to put that in the small print of a contract belonging to one of the biggest companies worldwide when they clearly do not need to exploit their employees that way!
IF WALMART REALLY FEELS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THAT MONEY, THEN LETS TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER…ALL WALMART EMPLOYEES WHO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS SHOULD RECEIVE A REFUND IF THEIR PREMIUMS ARE LARGER THAN THE AMOUNT OF THEIR CLAIMS!!!!!! ALL WALMART EMPLOYEES (ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEVER HAVE MEDICAL CLAIMS), SHOULD DEMAND A REFUND OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEIR PREMIUMS AND THEIR CLAIMS. THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME PRINCIPAL AS WALMART GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THIS POOR WOMAN'S MEDICAL BILLS. FUCK THIS DIRTY-ASS HILLBILLY STORE. I'LL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN!!
Re: Julia – okay miss julia…i understand that "it was in her clause" but cheese and crackers man…have a heart. this family has been through enough when i saw it last night before it was even posted on here i cried. it was the most disgusting thing i've ever seen something must be done…i would actually like to find a way to help this family out. so if anyone knows then i would like to know….damn its just sickening
Damn, I work for them too, makes me wanna dig out my paperwork and see exactly what im paying out a big chunk of my paycheck for. As far as the insurance goes its better than having no insurance at all but for all the crap they spew about caring for their workers(and we hear it all the time let me tell you) they could help this lady out instead of digging her grave for her.
Re: maggs –
Maggs, the fact is that Wal-Mart is a large enough company that when they negotiate with the health insurance companies they can say we want this, this, and this or else we take our money elsewhere. Unfotunately, they choose not to do this for their store employees.
Re: Smookie –
Starbucks is actually a fantastic company so far as how they treat their employees, as well as the farmers that they buy their beans from. They also set up numerous donations for a variety of causes.
If her son was killed in Iraq this family immediately received $100,000.00 from the government for funeral and related expenses. They would have then received another $400,000.00 from his mandatory life insurance policy! Where did that money go???? This family is NOT broke!
IT WOULD HELP!
WE NEED A PLACE TO SEND DONATIONS!!!!!!
WAKE UP PEREZ!!!!
Stupid fucking greedy bitches. If everything wasn't so damn cheap at Wal-Mart I wouldn't shop there at all but unfortunately, I've got bills to pay.
This blows Walmart! Its actually quite atrocious. Shame on them for being so cold hearted.
Never set foot in Wal-Mart. They are evil through and through. As a trucker, I refuse to deliver to them.
they have to stick to their policy if not they'd be handing out money to everyone, secondly if the woman is oblivious to everything its obviously just her family trying to get as much money as possible probably for themselves not her medical care and also this woman has 1 million. if walmart was smart however they would take this money back from her and do a payout to emplyees who they do not pay well enough for how much income they make annualy.
This is awful! let's do something! let's stop buying shit from Walmart.
and another thing walmart used to be real different when Sam Walton was alive. after he died his kids and corporate machine took over and it all became about the bottom line and not much else….
This is just disgusting. I didn't really get it as i'm from the UK and don't really understand the American legal or medical systems.
But what I do know is that Wal-Mart are shit!!!! They took over one of our biggest supermarket chains ASDA a few years ago, so now not only are the supermarkets shit but they are now called ASDA - Wal-Mart. I don't shop in them and will not do from now on either.
I work for a rival supermarket and will be taking a serious look at my shares and healthplan contracts that I have with them.
Perez, you are angry at the wrong thing. Sure, Wal-Mart has some detestible practices that we have all heard about in the news. However, this case simply isn't one of them. How can we be angry in a situation where Wal-Mart simply held up its end of the deal? Wal-Mart's policy aims to help those who do not win money through a trial. Some people have nobody to sue when their health fails. This woman isn't one of them; she won $1,000,000, and that amount represents the number that the judicial system has deemed appropriate. Wal-Mart rightfully takes its money back, The End.
However, there ARE villians in this story: the lawyers who took over 50% of what she earned, the fact that life just isn't fair, and of course, the journalists who erroneously use heart-wrenching stories such as these in an attempt to paint Corporate America as a cold, heartless force eating up America. Wal-Mart, like any other company, is certainly not perfect, but please don't forget to keep business law in mind when analyzing this case.
The best thing that can be done in this situation is for readers to donate money to the family. And Perez, I'm sure that you would be able to coordinate this very easily, maybe taking $1 or $2 from each T-Shirt sale and putting it towards this family?
Perez, stick to what you know best, keep drawin those cum dribbles, its the only thing you are good at. P.S. Wal-mart should get back that bitches money, you dont become rich by being a charity.
Re: Chris –
Chris, there are many employees of Wal-Mart who try to bring in unions, but Wal-Mart cock-blocks them every time. I agree with you, though, in that the employees need a union!
walmart cares about the bottom line and not the workers that help them get there!!
i work for wal-mart…shit
WOOHOO! KEEP MENTIONING WALMART! IT FUCKING SUCKS LET EVERYONE KNOW!
It is sick that this is happening in our country. How sad that the policy had a stipulation like this in "fine print." I am sure WM is held to the policy terms. HOWEVER, can WM not raise money or the big execs do the right thing & give the family money to survive. Truly sickening!
Re: Mel –
What do you mean "what does this have to do with wal-mart"?!!?!?!?????!!
Don't be stupid… fucker
Is there a way we can donate to the family… after everything that family has been through the last thing they should have to worry about is money!
Maybe if this dolt would have purchased auto insurance this wouldn't be an issue. Just because you have health insurance doesn't mean it should pay for your lapse in other coverage. This is a crap article written to pull the heartstrings and brush off personal responsibility onto a corporation that doesn't deserve it in this case. Perez, grow a brain…
I HATE WALMART……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love walmart, and this makes me never wanna shop there again. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Where's the story? What'd WalMart do this time???
How do you make a $500,000 exception for one employee and not do it for the millions more out there? You guys are ignorant fucks who have no idea how business works and what it takes to keep structure. Go back to flipping your burgers and scrubbing your toilets.
Retarded fucked up stories like these make me glad I am Canadian, universal health care bitches! Ha ha ha ha!
wait a minute, people are mad that wal-mart is following the law? the contract clearly states that if you win a suit for damages, you can't use company money to pay for medical bills because the person you won the suit against is paying for your bills ALREADY. without giving the money back, she is collecting TWO TIMES for the SAME THING… money from the trucking company and money from walmart. wake up people, most employers utilize this exact same policy, as do most personal insurance plans. yea, this is a horrible situation but this a legal question.
It's her own fault for agreeing to work at Wal-Mart on their terms. She wasn't mentally disabled when she started working there, so she doesn't have any excuses. She shouldn't have accepted the job if she didn't like the terms of the insurance policy. I bet she didn't even read the terms closely, but of course that's her own fault. People have to take responsibility for their own behavior. Whoever is running the show at Wal-Mart is doing exactly what a good capitalist is supposed to do under the circumstances. That's why they have so much money. Cheers to Wal-Mart! They deserve every penny! Vote for McCain!
Disgusting evil empire
Only in America…you think you have an insurance and then your legal fees are half a million dollars. These insurances are only there to support the highly overpaid lawyers and doctors in their villas. Keep all voting corperate and driving your over-machos big petrol consuming cars and this will never change. You must all feel very protected by your government……
Perez! Can you give us a link to send email too? I really would like me and your millions or readers to give Walmart a real piece of our minds!
WOW. wow is all i can think to say. this astounds me. wow.
Funny But wasnt your IDOL HILLARY CLINTON ONE OF THE BIG CHESSES AT WALMART.???? Vote for her perez.I'd like nothing better than for hillary to deport all you illegals who enter our country and taking OUR JOBS
I just went to Walmart.com to send them an e-mail to tell them how disgusted I am by their actions and OF COURSE the e-mail wouldn't work. Perez, what can I do?
I work for Walmart and they have the shittiest healthcatre plan I've ever seen. Thank God I only work there part time. Walmart doesn't care about people. If they can they will squeeze this lady for every last dime she has.
Its despicable the way corporations are treating people