Walmart
Department store · Santa Fe ·
Electronics, furniture, toys, and groceries available.
Electronics, furniture, toys, and groceries available.
"The company offers a tiered emergency leave framework—ranging from up to two weeks unpaid for COVID-19 concerns to up to two weeks fully paid plus up to 26 weeks of partial pay for medically certified diagnoses—and has waived standard attendance rules for COVID-related absences (but not for caregiving). Hourly wages were raised $2 through Memorial Day and the company issued bonuses ($300 full-time/$150 part-time) along with earlier quarterly payouts. Safety steps include masks for employees (rolled out in late April), sneeze guards, temperature checks, limits on customer capacity, and contracting outside cleaners for high-touch areas after employee deaths. Employees and advocates report inconsistent acceptance of doctors' notes, fear and confusion about eligibility for paid leave, and complaints about transparency when colleagues test positive." - Rachel Sugar
"At least one employee was reported to have died from COVID-19, a development that, alongside broader safety concerns, is making recruitment harder as potential hires become wary of frontline exposure and many workers may opt to remain unemployed rather than risk their health for temporary retail roles." - Jaya Saxena
"The big-box chain’s online Black Friday event begins at 10 p.m. EST on Nov. 27 with in-store sales starting Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. local time, and feature-priced items include an Instant Pot 6‑quart Duo for about $49." - Ellie Krupnick
"A big-box retailer that aggressively rolls out pre-Black Friday deals to capture early holiday spending, has engaged in paid promotional placements for products, and offered relatively quick shipping for the air fryer example (around three days)." - Jenny G. Zhang
"The retailer launched an initiative to replace its private-brand packaging with materials that are recyclable, reusable, or industrially compostable, representing a large-scale switch in packaging materials but not a full move away from single-use packaging." - Karine Vann