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Susan Manning

Member since: Dec 5th, 2008

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SC Republican Compares Michelle Obama to Escaped Gorilla (Politics Daily)

Jun 15th 2009 1:24PM hey at least we know who are the ignorant bigots no caped crusaders here.Everyone knows the world is over filled with stupid ppl it goes without saying some make it higher up.

American condom-makers layoff workers as production heads overseas (WalletPop)

Mar 24th 2009 12:51PM This needs to stop tell everyone we need to do something instead of waiting for our Presendent to do something.This our country we need to stand up and fight for it.Shop for American we you hear of one of our companys are endanger buy something from them it adds up think if a million ppl bought an 10 dollar product thats 10,000,000 right there.So speak up

Web Group Games Google Trends in Tasteless Stunt (Switched)

Jan 7th 2009 7:19PM Look Google is every where you hear it refered to daily on tv,work and movies mistakes happen and some of us do need to be reminded of 911.And if u want to speak up against 911 jerks go to utube cause there u will find ppl claiming it never happened that Bush did itwas aliens to name a few there is even this kid who made a remix using the sound of bodies hitting the ground so be outrage by them not a launch site please.

What to do when the price at the register is wrong (WalletPop)

Dec 5th 2008 2:31AM Wal-Mart’s Wage and Hour Violations
SAVING MONEY ON THE BACKS OF ITS EMPLOYEES
(Revised July 2008)
“At its essence, this is a case about an employer’s obligation to compensate its employees for all the time
worked.”i
-Missouri Court of Appeals
“The exposure is gigantic, but maybe the worst part is the bad publicity. Every time one of these proceeds
to trial and they (Wal-Mart) lose, it’s not helpful to their reputation.”ii
-Carl Tobias, professor at the University of Richmond specializing in civil litigation.
Wal-Mart is currently facing more than 80 lawsuits at various stages of the legal process. Four class action
lawsuits have either been certified or affirmed since May of this year, and trial in a fifth recently
commenced. These cases reveal a common thread of a centralized scheduling system that advises store
managers on “preferred” staffing levels to run their stores. Evidence and testimony littered throughout the
cases indicate a “corporate culture” and systematic approach for cutting labor costs by dictating managers
staff below the “preferred” staffing levels and rewarding managers for keeping labor costs down.
Some of the methods cited in the lawsuits used by managers to hold down labor costs include forcing
employees to work off the clock, requiring workers to skip lunch and rest breaks and manipulating time and
wage records. An internal audit performed by Wal-Mart in July 2000 indicated these types of violations were
and had been a massive problem companywide for years. According to attorneys representing a class of
employees in Minnesota, “Wal-Mart knew what they were doing, they knew they were doing it, and they
were hiding the evidence to avoid liability.”iii
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) of 1938 is the basis for wage and hour law in the United States, and
requires employers to keep accurate records of all hours worked by employees. As individual states have
adopted and often supplemented FLSA requirements, employers denying breaks or overtime pay are
increasingly being held responsible for these violations. Individual state wage and hour laws now often
protect workers’ overtime pay, prevent off-the-clock work, and guarantee meal and rest breaks. Wal-Mart, a
massive and frequent violator of wage and hour laws, now finds itself defending its labor practices in legal
battles across the nation. The potential financial impact of these cases and those still to come are massive,
even for a behemoth such as Wal-Mart.

What to do when the price at the register is wrong (WalletPop)

Dec 5th 2008 1:01AM Believe me there are bigger issues walmart needs to fix and I will not shop there til they do and wont stop talking about them intil they do.We end up paying more for having a walmart in our state