Comments on: Who won this case: Did disability lead to demotion? http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-did-disability-lead-to-demotion/ Your daily dose of HR Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:19:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: debbie http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-did-disability-lead-to-demotion/comment-page-1/#comment-46742 debbie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:36:15 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=5938#comment-46742 I am not surprised about this being another Wal Mart issue. I happened to be working there when a disabled employee who was bi polar was terminated. Here the man was, having managed to accomplish a Batchelors Degree in Business (I am not exactly sure of the exact field), hired to push shopping carts around and bring them into the store (clearly overqualified for this task) It was winter and in Michigan there is snow storms and during one this man was in an auto accident serious enough to land him in the hospital. Since he was scheduled to be at work for WalMart at the same time that the incident happened, and didn't show up, he was fired. The Coaches didn't care if he was okay, and obviously the poor guy was not or he would have come to work. I couldn't believe it that they had fired him, but then I couldn't believe that they only let him fetch shopping carts either. I do hope that he found a way to get legal representation for wrongful discharge!! I am not surprised about this being another Wal Mart issue. I happened to be working there when a disabled employee who was bi polar was terminated. Here the man was, having managed to accomplish a Batchelors Degree in Business (I am not exactly sure of the exact field), hired to push shopping carts around and bring them into the store (clearly overqualified for this task)
It was winter and in Michigan there is snow storms and during one this man was in an auto accident serious enough to land him in the hospital.
Since he was scheduled to be at work for WalMart at the same time that the incident happened, and didn’t show up, he was fired. The Coaches didn’t care if he was okay, and obviously the poor guy was not or he would have come to work. I couldn’t believe it that they had fired him, but then I couldn’t believe that they only let him fetch shopping carts either.
I do hope that he found a way to get legal representation for wrongful discharge!!

]]> By: John http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-did-disability-lead-to-demotion/comment-page-1/#comment-35195 John Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:51:59 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=5938#comment-35195 Wow... Go Wal Mart. It figures it would be Wal Mart in a suit like this. I have worked for Wal Mart and I can attest that they are not employee frendly. During the hiring process they should of addressed this issue of disability from the start. It does not matter if the employee asked for it or not. This persons disability was overly obvious. You don't hire someone and not give them the tools to succeed. Just another example of how Wal Mart does business. Wow… Go Wal Mart. It figures it would be Wal Mart in a suit like this. I have worked for Wal Mart and I can attest that they are not employee frendly. During the hiring process they should of addressed this issue of disability from the start. It does not matter if the employee asked for it or not. This persons disability was overly obvious. You don’t hire someone and not give them the tools to succeed. Just another example of how Wal Mart does business.

]]> By: E Clark http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-did-disability-lead-to-demotion/comment-page-1/#comment-31335 E Clark Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44:18 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=5938#comment-31335 I agree with Mike that the issue runs deeper. Its Wal-Mart so I am not suprised nor would I expect anything less from that company. Their record shows that they are not an employee friendly company. I agree with Mike that the issue runs deeper. Its Wal-Mart so I am not suprised nor would I expect anything less from that company. Their record shows that they are not an employee friendly company.

]]> By: Mike Shrader http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-did-disability-lead-to-demotion/comment-page-1/#comment-31319 Mike Shrader Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:55:47 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=5938#comment-31319 I am somewhat surprised by a company as large as Wal-Mart not recognizing that the best course of action is to always act in the "spirit" of the law versus the "letter" of the law. It never ceases to amaze me how many company's or HR departments fail to understand this basic business principle. When an organization hires an individual, it has a responsibility to do everything in its power to provide an opportunity for that employee to succeed. Such has nothing to do with the law. To not address the employee regarding any assistance he/she may need to perform is inappropriate disability or no disability. The issue here may run deeper than this particular case. I am somewhat surprised by a company as large as Wal-Mart not recognizing that the best course of action is to always act in the “spirit” of the law versus the “letter” of the law. It never ceases to amaze me how many company’s or HR departments fail to understand this basic business principle.

When an organization hires an individual, it has a responsibility to do everything in its power to provide an opportunity for that employee to succeed. Such has nothing to do with the law. To not address the employee regarding any assistance he/she may need to perform is inappropriate disability or no disability. The issue here may run deeper than this particular case.

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