"Oh, and what is Wal-Mart going to do to law firms that don't comply with their DEMANDS?"
They won't give said firms millions of dollars worth of legal business. This PC fad really is a big deal for law firms. I wonder if the same crowd will be going after big banks, brokerage, and accountancy firms, but maybe that's what Je$$e Jack$on's Wall Street Project was all about.
"I'm sorry, but who in the hell does Wal-Mart think they are DEMANDING diversity from ANY profession?"
The customer.
"Oh, and what is Wal-Mart going to do to law firms that don't comply with their DEMANDS?"
Not hire them.
Part of the problem here is that Wal-Mart does get sued in regions with large minority populations and large numbers of women in the jury pool, and the plaintiff counsel will frequently use an implicit "Wal-Mart's just a bunch of white men looking to oppress you" argument to sway the jury. Having a legal team that is 100% white male does not help.
I'm not a Walmart basher but Walmart has been in so much trouble for not looking out for the little guy, but suddenly they want to enforce diversity within the law firms taht defend walmart from every slip and fall, pro union, sex age and race discrimination claim, etc. How about paying more money to minority employees? The lawyers are rich.
No, just fire them Bwahhaha