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Hundreds of Walmart Employees Say They've Been Punished For Taking Sick Days (vice.com)
A new report from the workers advocacy group A Better Balance alleges that Walmart consistently punishes employees for taking sick days, even if they have proper documentation from doctors. From a report: A Better Balance interviewed and surveyed more than 1,000 Walmart workers about the company's absence control program -- which awards disciplinary "points" for absences regardless of reason -- and found the retail giant to be in violation of multiple laws. "Giving a worker a disciplinary 'point' for being absent due to a disability or for taking care of themselves or a loved one with a serious medical condition is not only unfair," the report reads, "in many instances, it runs afoul of federal, state, and local laws." Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Times that the allegations are false, and that the company "understand[s] that associates may have to miss work on occasion," and that they "have processes in place to assist them." The report's worker testimonials say differently. "I came down with a stomach flu and I had to call in due to vomiting and high fever and got a point cause of being sick," recalls an Illinois employee named Veronica. "I hate the fact we got to worry about getting fired cause we caught the flu."
How is unproven allegations about the sick day policy of a retailer "news for nerds"?
There is no IT angle here I can discern.
Why is this on Slashdot? Unless, of course, they're moving full steam ahead with their "All Social Justice Warrior, all the time" format.
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Sick days without a doctor's note are a problem in the US, but because of your broken health system it is impossible to get same day appointments for acute conditions
No, actually in reality it isn't. It's entirely possible. I can call my doctor anytime day or night and he'll take the call. If he doesn't feel like dealing with me, I can go to an urgent care center, one of the many pharmacies that have walk-in clinics, or the emergency room at my local hospital. It's really easy. You just walk in and see a doctor.
I see, now. You are from Europe. You obviously don't know shit about shit what happens in the US, you just like spouting nonsense. Maybe you should get your head examined. Be sure to get a doctors note while you are there, detailing your mental infirmity.