At the end of chapter 15, this case regarding Walmart Workers, particularly women, is introduced. The case explains the lawsuit brought against Walmart, accusing it of discriminatory practices. Apparently, women are paid less than men and are not promoted nearly as much as men. Women make up 2 thirds of Walmart's workforce but only 1 third of management. They are also receive far fewer promotions despite their higher performance ratings and seniority. To stop this, a lawsuit has been brought against Walmart. However, Walmart is delaying the lawsuit for as long as it possibly can and creating ridiculous obstacles to keep the lawsuit from going to court. Its practices are questionable to say the least.
According to chapter 15, Walmart is violating several forms of justice. First, since women perceive to be getting paid significantly less than men, and Walmart employees in general are paid way below the poverty line, it can be argued that Walmart is lacking distributive justice. This means that rewards and other valued outcomes are not distributed fairly. In addition, because Walmart is making it nearly impossible for women to carry out a class action lawsuit, it is also lacking procedural justice. This means that the way Walmart is carrying out their prodecures and arriving at certain outcomes is not fair. Lastly, Walmart is violating interpersonal justice because they are not treating their employees fairly by paying them so much less than other companies and by not providing adequate benefits or wages.
Although Walmart may be getting away with a lot of their unjust practices, they are constantly receiving negative attention. Managers must be aware that violating these bases of power will result in huge negative repercussions, and perhaps even lawsuits as in the instance of Walmart.
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