Employers are required to take care of their employees by making sure that they will not be exposed to hazardous waste materials.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will now have to pay $27.6 million just to settle claims that it improperly dumped and handled hazardous waste at its stores all over California.
According to reports, this move ended a five-year investigation, which was done to see if allegations that the company improperly disposed aerosols, paint, fertilizer, and other types of chemicals are true.
The lawsuit claimed that 263 Wal-Mart distribution centers and stores violated environmental regulations and laws.
Reports said the controversy started in 2005, after a San Diego County Department of Environmental Health worker saw a Wal-Mart employee dispensing bleach through the drain.
Local, state, and federal authorities were all involved in the investigation.
A Wal-Mart employee defended the company’s reputation, saying that it has already implemented improved practices after it became aware of the said violations.
In addition, workers in all of its branches were taught how to handle hazardous products properly.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will now have to pay $27.6 million just to settle claims that it improperly dumped and handled hazardous waste at its stores all over California.
According to reports, this move ended a five-year investigation, which was done to see if allegations that the company improperly disposed aerosols, paint, fertilizer, and other types of chemicals are true.
The lawsuit claimed that 263 Wal-Mart distribution centers and stores violated environmental regulations and laws.
Reports said the controversy started in 2005, after a San Diego County Department of Environmental Health worker saw a Wal-Mart employee dispensing bleach through the drain.
Local, state, and federal authorities were all involved in the investigation.
A Wal-Mart employee defended the company’s reputation, saying that it has already implemented improved practices after it became aware of the said violations.
In addition, workers in all of its branches were taught how to handle hazardous products properly.
