Former Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Given New Sentence

February 4, 2008

A judge added 1,500 hours of community service to the previous sentence handed out to Tom Coughlin, the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, for his conviction on fraud and tax evasion charges. Mr. Coughlin was sent back to court after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined his previous sentence was too lenient.

Recent News

Waffle House Workers Strike for Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

Waffle House workers in Conyers, Georgia, are now on their third day of striking over what they call the company’s unfair policies. Led by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), Waffle House employees are demanding an end to the mandatory “meal credit” deductions from their paychecks, along with better wages and improved working conditions.