Sams Club (Walmart) fires part paralyzed employee of 19yrs for not smiling

cyberpj

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:21 AM
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Sams Club (Walmart) fires part paralyzed employee of 19yrs for not smiling

Edited on Tue Jun-21-05 07:58 AM by cyberpj

ST. PETERSBURG - Molly Beavers lost her smile early on in her 19-year career of pushing food samples and collecting grocery carts she could barely see over.

Her scowl may have cost her the job.

A Sam's Club manager fired her in December 2003 for not smiling enough, she says. Beavers' face is partially paralyzed from surgery related to her condition as an achondroplastic dwarf.

Beavers, 49, filed an Americans With Disabilities Act complaint in federal court Friday, alleging that Sam's Club and parent company Wal-Mart discriminated against her when they fired her. She claims they knew about her health problems and failed to accommodate her.

http://sptimes.com/2005/06/14/Tampabay/Suit_says_missing_smi.shtml

CHECK THIS OUT:
http://www.walmartmovie.com/

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murray hill farm

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:24 AM
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1. Good for her!!

i hope she not only wins this case...but a huge cash settlement as well...plus gives other disabled folks the incentive and the belief that they can do the same and win.

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cyberpj

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Tue Jun-21-05 10:30 AM
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11. That's what I say - Fight Back! nt.

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sam sarrha

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:26 AM
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2. I guess their reputation isnt Snow White anymore..

:grouphug:

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Hubert Flottz

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:29 AM
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3. That's "KKKOMPASSION" in action!

That's GOPer "Values" and "Morality" and shit at it's best! The GOPers would go ahead and gas her now, if they could get away with it!

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cyberpj

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:55 AM
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6. As a person with M.S. and collecting SS disability benefits I fear your

GOP would gas her now statement may be right. It feels like they would go to the earth's end to save Shiavo but to hell with some of the rest of us.

What sense does that make?

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cyberpj

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:57 AM
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9. Check out and support THE WALMART MOVIE

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

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NewJeffCT

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:31 AM
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4. I hope she wins mega bucks!

I don't think I've ever shopped at a sam's club.

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Triana

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:35 AM
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5. THIS type of shit is why I WILL NOT

shop there. I'll go across town and pay more to avoid it. I HATE Mal-Wort!

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cyberpj

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:56 AM
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8. And don't forget to watch for and support THE WALMART MOVIE

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

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Triana

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Tue Jun-21-05 08:46 AM
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10. Thanks for the reminder!

I can't wait to see this! :evilgrin:

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cthrumatrix

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Tue Jun-21-05 07:56 AM
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7. BOYCOTT and protest

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