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Does walmart pay overtime pay in every state? I doubt it. We can throw a lot of stones at Wal-Mart because the truth is their business model is hurting this ec

by damm 9y ago

Does walmart pay overtime pay in every state? I doubt it. We can throw a lot of stones at Wal-Mart because the truth is their business model is hurting this economy. But who is to blame? Capitalism is. When you can come into a market and sell at lower than market prices and drive more people to shop at your outlet because they can spend more there. That's just normal You cannot blame a consumer for wanting cheap products; they are just trying to make the most of what they have. But you should blame a consumer who buys meat 1-2$ less than market But we also eat too much red meat in america; that's another topic though.

KGIII 9y ago
I'm pretty sure they pay overtime where required, yes? Many of their employees are only part-time and many of them are disabled in some capacity. There is some legitimacy to the complaints of so many employees getting fewer than 31 (?) hours. They keep many employees below a certain hour threshold to avoid certain obligations that they'd have for full-time employees. Well, I guess I can't say that is why they do it, but that is the result. But, yeah, they hire people who have work restrictions and people who are otherwise impoverished, such as single mothers or people who can only work a limited number of hours so that they can maintain their disability status. This has obvious effects on the numbers people cite when the reality is that Walmart is exceeding their legal responsibilities. Don't get me wrong, I pretty much boycott Walmart and haven't set foot in one for many years. I dislike them and their business practices. I just figure we should work with accurate complaints. I'd love to see them behave better but they already exceed their legal obligations. I am not aware of there being any means for them to bypass overtime regulations and I have no reason to expect they don't pay the appropriate amounts fain compensation. They are predatory capitalists that damage small towns and are a blight on the environment as well as horrible to their suppliers. I've ample reasons to dislike them, but their employee compensation isn't one of those reasons - yet.
- maxerickson 9y ago
  Many of their employees are only part-time This is rather generous. They structure the hours of the majority of their employees so that they never get overtime hours or qualify for any benefits that might apply to a "full time" employee (which varies by state).
  - damm 9y ago
    That's part time. I ran into that rut myself when I was 18-19 years old; had a job. But I couldn't get the benefits as they would not make me full time. Sure overtime kicked in a little earlier but they always tried to cut it to less than 2hours a week so it actually hurt me to work overtime. So they basically incentivize not working 32

by damm 9y ago

KGIII 9y ago

I'm pretty sure they pay overtime where required, yes? Many of their employees are only part-time and many of them are disabled in some capacity. There is some legitimacy to the complaints of so many employees getting fewer than 31 (?) hours. They keep many employees below a certain hour threshold to avoid certain obligations that they'd have for full-time employees. Well, I guess I can't say that is why they do it, but that is the result. But, yeah, they hire people who have work restrictions and people who are otherwise impoverished, such as single mothers or people who can only work a limited number of hours so that they can maintain their disability status. This has obvious effects on the numbers people cite when the reality is that Walmart is exceeding their legal responsibilities. Don't get me wrong, I pretty much boycott Walmart and haven't set foot in one for many years. I dislike them and their business practices. I just figure we should work with accurate complaints. I'd love to see them behave better but they already exceed their legal obligations. I am not aware of there being any means for them to bypass overtime regulations and I have no reason to expect they don't pay the appropriate amounts fain compensation. They are predatory capitalists that damage small towns and are a blight on the environment as well as horrible to their suppliers. I've ample reasons to dislike them, but their employee compensation isn't one of those reasons - yet.

maxerickson 9y ago
Many of their employees are only part-time This is rather generous. They structure the hours of the majority of their employees so that they never get overtime hours or qualify for any benefits that might apply to a "full time" employee (which varies by state).
- damm 9y ago
  That's part time. I ran into that rut myself when I was 18-19 years old; had a job. But I couldn't get the benefits as they would not make me full time. Sure overtime kicked in a little earlier but they always tried to cut it to less than 2hours a week so it actually hurt me to work overtime. So they basically incentivize not working 32