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Born
-Kathleen Mclaughlin was born in 1965 -
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Education
Boston University
-Attended for 4 years
-Earned her Bachelor of Science and electrical engineering University Of Oxford
-Earned Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
-Attended for 3 years
-Earned diploma in theology -
Graduated Boston University
-Kathleen Mclaughlin Graduated BU in 1987 -
Graduated from Oxford University
-Kathleen Mclaughlin Graduated Oxford University in 1989 -
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Mckinsey and Company
-Director of global consulting at Mckinsey and Company
-Stayed there for 23 years -
Marriage
-Married Tim Costigan
-Still married to him to this day -
Joined Walmart
-She joined Walmart in 2013 after leaving Mckinsey and Company -
Walmart pushes Womens Rights
-Walmart introducing women owned labels on products so customers can quickly identify products made by women owned buisneses to purchase -
World's Greatest Leader
-She was named one of the world's top 50 greatest leaders -
Toxic Dumping Lawsuit
-Walmart is charged with illegally dumping 1 million toxic items in landfills yearly
-Accused of failing to properly dispose of items including batteries, cleaning supplies, and electronic waste
-Inspections have shown that Walmart has illegally disposed of nearly 80 tons of waste each year -
Walmart sued for Opiod Lawsuits
-Walmart sued over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies with state and local governments across the U.S
-Asking for $3.1 billion from Walmart
-Companies like Walmart are some of the biggest drugmakers and drug distributors in settling complex lawsuits over their alleged roles in an opioid overdose epidemic
-Epidemic has been linked to more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades -
Money Transer Fraud
-Walmart was sued by FTC for transfer fraud which could sum up to hundreds of millions of dollars for customers
-Walmart did not properly train employees, failed to warn customers, and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores
-FTC is asking the court to order Walmart to return money to consumers and to impose civil penalties for Walmart’s violations -
Walmart Foundation donates $1M to outreach programs
-About 2 weeks ago, Walmart donated $1 million to educate people about the history and lessons of the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism
-Goal: inspire people to confront hate and promote human dignity -
Walmart sued for discrimination
-Walmart sued for discriminating against employees with disabilities
-EEOC claims that they violated federal law when they required employees with disabilities to participate in unlawful testing
-Walmart facing violations against ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act
-Terminated employees for failing a test called Pathways Grading Assessment, even though these employees had good performance -
Walmart earns Edelmen and Informs Award
-Awards that recognize a team’s use of operations research (O.R.), advanced analytics, and management science in their work
-Walmart earned this award through enhanced retail truck routing and load planning, they are making a difference, helping our customers save money -
Walmart sued for violating workplace standards
-Walmart sued when in 2017 stored merchandise fell and seriously injured an employee
-Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHA) said Walmart failed to meet the agency's safety standard for storage of material that requires that items stored in tiers must be stable and secure against sliding and collapse
-Walmart warehouse worker suffered long-term injury when their head and neck were struck by a package that fell from storage racks above -
Region/Location
-Kathleen Mclaughlin resides in Bentenvile, Arkansas with her husband and three children