Major retailer drops support programs after recent court decisions
Nations largest store chain makes big changes to its company policies about minority support. Legal wins by right-wing groups drive new business decisions in corporate America
Walmart made a big-scale cut to its diversity programs (which helped minority-owned firms and workers) this past monday. The move shows how big U.S firms are now thinking twice about these kind of programs
The mega-retailerʼs choice comes after right-wing groups got some court wins: theyʼve been filing many law-suits against company and gov programs that help women and minority owned firms. These legal fights — which target different support systems for under-represented groups — made many firms re-think their approach
The change at Walmart points to a wider shift in how companies deal with these programs: many firms are now looking at whats safe from legal trouble instead of whats good for diversity. More businesses will likely follow this new path‚ since nobody wants court problems these days
