WOOT! Cynthia Haddad! You go ahead on with your star self!

[lonestarnot]

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A pharmacist who claimed she was fired by Wal-Mart after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues has won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant.


A Berkshire Superior Court jury concluded Wal-Mart discriminated against Cynthia Haddad and awarded her nearly $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages Tuesday.

"It sends a message that you can't treat people poorly because of who they are," said David Belfort, Haddad's attorney.

Wal-Mart's attorneys didn't comment after the verdict.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_us/wal_mart_sued

[HughBeaumont]

1. The chain averages just under a billion in sales a DAY.

This is like a belch to them.

[lonestarnot]

2. Ask Cynthia what kind of belch that would be to her....

[HughBeaumont]

3. One that hopefully sets her for life.

I hope her suit sets a precedent for everyone who was wronged (and is still being wronged) by that bastard juggernaut, whether fired due to racism, sexism, whistle-blowing or simply trying to organize a union.

[jobycom]

4. Yeah, and it's also precedence for every other female employee

So Walmart has the choice of belching until they vomit, or fixing the inequity.