It is a sad day when an employee of a dollar store is fired for reporting an injury. And we wonder why people vote Democrat instead of big business Republican. This is a good case in point.
Ms. Burbank, the employee, worked for Dollar General in Florence, Alabama. She was injured on the job by a cash drawer that fell and hit her hand. The cut became infected and Ms. Burbank had to have her arm amputated.
Instead of approving workman's compensation, Dollar General fires Burbank. What in the world were these people thinking? It came out in court that Dollar General fines the managers $7,500 of their bonus for every injury they report. This policy is practiced in all 8,000 Dollar General stores throughout America.
I totally agree with the $2.2 million judgment against Dollar General.
Her attorney, Joey James, did an excellent job presenting the truth in this case.
I wonder how many people Dollar General has done this to in the past.
Our prayers are with Ms. Burbank in her fight for justice.
I hope this case will serve as a warning for others. Be careful how you treat the least of these.
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I read a story today about DG that shocked me. The company is refusing to pay worker's comp benefits to a murdered employee's son because she was killed by a racist pig. Seriously, that's their reasoning.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_11040018
"And we wonder why people vote Democrat instead of big business Republican. This is a good case in point." Wow, where did that one come from? What a simple minded reply.
You are correct in my opinion about the verdit as far as I am concerned. But the cheap political spin that you put on it knocking the Republican party is absurd!
Tom Bewley
www.dnahealthclass.com
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