Post by Logan on Jan 30, 2016 0:27:58 GMT -6
CONCORD — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was ordered by a federal jury in New Hampshire to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claimed she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for complaining about safety conditions.
The Concord jury deliberated for 2-1/2 hours before ruling on Wednesday for the plaintiff, Maureen McPadden, after a five-day trial, her lawyers said.
McPadden claimed that Wal-Mart used her loss of a pharmacy key as a pretext for firing her in November 2012, when she was 47, after more than 13 years at the retailer.
McPadden said she was fired in retaliation for her raising concerns that customers at the Wal-Mart store in Seabrook, where she worked, were getting prescriptions filled improperly because of inadequate staff training.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/Wal-Mart-ordered-to-pay-$31.22m-to-NH-pharmacist
The Concord jury deliberated for 2-1/2 hours before ruling on Wednesday for the plaintiff, Maureen McPadden, after a five-day trial, her lawyers said.
McPadden claimed that Wal-Mart used her loss of a pharmacy key as a pretext for firing her in November 2012, when she was 47, after more than 13 years at the retailer.
McPadden said she was fired in retaliation for her raising concerns that customers at the Wal-Mart store in Seabrook, where she worked, were getting prescriptions filled improperly because of inadequate staff training.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/Wal-Mart-ordered-to-pay-$31.22m-to-NH-pharmacist