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Attorney: Wal-Mart Collected On Deaths [Life Insurance Policies on People Without Telling Them]
Tampa Tribune ^
| Jul 3, 2007
| ELAINE SILVESTRINI
Posted on 07/03/2007 8:28:15 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: dfwgator
>>>Why?
It’s the principle of the thing. I simply believe that one is entitled to know when a second party takes out insurance on them that benefits said second party...and if you think that’s odd, well, I don’t care.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:01:58 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(A dyslexic, agnostic insomniac asks, "Is there a doG?")
To: Scythian
I would investigate walmart in relationship to every employee death as they have motive, period. What an idiotic statement. Do you suggest the investigation into the deaths of every employee who works for a company with these policies, or is your veiled accusation only aimed at WalMart?
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:02:14 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Keith in Iowa
According to the article WalMart employees were notified and offeredd the opportunity to say no.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:03:23 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Clintons Are White Trash
This is not key man insurance. This is what the industry calls Janitor Insurance.
How would it make you feel to know that the company that controls the quality of your health care coverage and workplace safety also has a financial interest in your premature death?
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:04:03 AM PDT
by
Romulus
(Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo.)
To: discostu
>>My employer has insurance policies on every single employee in the engineering department, most of the high end people in the rest of the company, and everybody thats manager or above.<<
More power to ‘em.
But you should have been notified up front about it.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:04:28 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(A dyslexic, agnostic insomniac asks, "Is there a doG?")
To: dfwgator
“Why? How does it hurt the employee?”
I can see where it could be abused by a company that also controls the medical care insurance for the employees.
46
posted on
07/03/2007 9:05:14 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super Walmart for news .)
To: SALChamps03
I think that doing it in secret is the only problem. However, the company claims that employees were notified. If they were, then this is a non issue. I got some news for ya. Companies do a lot of things in secret you don't know about. Generally for their benefit, not yours.
I know, I'm shocking you. ;-)
To: Gabz
According to the article WalMart employees were notified and offeredd the opportunity to say no. Don't let facts get in the way of a good WalMart-bashing thread.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:06:28 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
To: Keith in Iowa
Why? What does it matter? It’s their money, so long as they aren’t using that policy to limit my off the clock behavior there’s no logical reason for me to give a damn.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:06:51 AM PDT
by
discostu
(indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
To: craig_eddy
I got some bad news for you, youre going to wind up dead n matter who does or doesnt have an insurance policy on you. I know that must be shocking, and Im sorry to have to break it to you. But alas, thats one of the problems with being human.
But Wal-Mart sells cheap stuff! /knee jerk
50
posted on
07/03/2007 9:07:35 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Not to worry, it's all about the low prices on low-quality garbage. well, i am able to get Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread at Wal-Mart for 1.88... it's 3.27 at SaveMart... and even more at SafeWay... i like Wal-Mart...
To: discostu
If an employer wants to take out a policy on me, I think I should be notified first. And if you don’t give a damn - well good for you.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:09:58 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(A dyslexic, agnostic insomniac asks, "Is there a doG?")
To: Nightshift
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:11:09 AM PDT
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)
To: dfwgator
Don't let facts get in the way of a good WalMart-bashing thread.
Cuz of course Wal-Mart is telling the truth. Except the lede of the story says that the lawsuit was filed because "Armatrout was one of about 350,000 employees Wal-Mart secretly insured nationwide." So we have Wal-Mart claiming employees were notified, and the lawyer claiming they weren't. Who you gonna believe, the scum lawyer suing Wal-Mart or the scum lawyers defending Wal-Mart? Here's a hint: Wal-Mart has already had to pay out $15 million from two lawsuits over this issue.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:11:46 AM PDT
by
drjimmy
To: Keith in Iowa
But why? What is the LOGICAL reason for you to be notified first? Forget feelings, give logic. Your employer does all kinds of stuff that might or might not have an effect on you that you will never find out about.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:12:31 AM PDT
by
discostu
(indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
To: Gabz
If my employer has an insurance policy out on me, then bully for them.
As long as they’re not tainting the coffee it doesn’t bother me. :o)
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:12:54 AM PDT
by
Millee
(Tagline free since 10/20/06)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:14:14 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Scythian
Im beginning to see why everybody hates them.
Thanks for letting people know that you've chosen to discredit yourself. If you thought for a half a second you'd realize that of the 180 million Wal-Mart customers most of them don't hate Wal-Mart.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:15:34 AM PDT
by
Zon
(Honesty outlives the lie, spin and deception -- It always has -- It always will.)
To: Millee
LOL!!!!
At least one poster on this thread made such an insinuation about WM.
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posted on
07/03/2007 9:16:25 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Keith in Iowa
I agree. However, I think these people probably signed something in their hiring process that agreed to this. Who really reads the fine print anyway!
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