Question

What is the average family income of people who work in low-wage jobs? Without the resources of the EEOC, how likely is it a. that someone like Jamey could have per- sonally brought this case against Walmart, b. thatthecasewouldhavegonetotrial,and c. that Jamey could have engaged in an eleven-year litigation?

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Pregnancy Discrimination at Walmart-Case Settled

when the Baby Is 10 Years Old!

Although the PDA has existed for many years and employers should therefore be well aware of it, overt pregnancy discrimination still occurs. One such case began in November 1991, when

Jamey Stern applied for a job at an Arizona Walmart. Stern had worked at Walmart before, as a clothing clerk, and was applying for rehire. When Stern told the assistant manager that she was pregnant, the manager told her to "come back after she had the baby." Stern did not

know that refusing to hire someone because of pregnancy was illegal until later when she read a magazine article about pregnancy discrimination while in her doctor's waiting room. Stern then filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC, which filed a lawsuit in 1994 after attempts to settle the case with Walmart were unsuccessful.

In 1997, ajury found that Walmart had inten- tionally discriminated against Stern, awarding her $1,700 in back pay, but the issue of punitive damages (available in cases of intentional dis- crimination) was not addressed in the award. Punitive damages are "money damages designed to punish the wrong-doing employer and deter other employers" from discriminating. The EEOC appealed, given the jury's finding that the discrimination was indeed intentional. After multiple setbacks, appeals, and the revelation that Walmart had "fabricated a number of facts during the investigation and the trial," Walmart settled the case. In December 2002, eleven years after the incident, Walmart agreed to pay $220,000 in damages to Stern and to provide comprehensive training on pregnancy discrimi- nation to managers.

After the settlement, Ms. Stern noted that "one person can truly make a difference ... even in the face of such an adversary as Walmart." Stern also expressed confidence that others would benefit and become educated

about their rights and about resources, such as the EEOC, available to protect those rights.

Answer 1

Answer:

A quarter of low-wage workers that are about 13 million people who lives in families in which all employed persons hold low-paying jobs. These families have an average annual income of about $42,000.

Without the application and availability of EEOC, it would have been impossible for Jamie to personally bring this case against walmart as to bring the case against any of the party there should be a common governmental body that protects a person from getting discriminated at the workplace. Without EEOC, it would have been impossible for Jamie to bring the case for the trial in the court of law against walmart. EEOC provides various regulations that protect a person from getting discriminated at the workplace or in the society. The EEOC resources helped investigators to asses the Jamie Vs Walmart case for 11 years and to provide justice to the deserving party. This helped Jamie in getting the justice even after 11 years of litigation.