What a bunch nonsensical drivel! It is a standard and prudent practice of companies to have insurance on key personnel.
How are we defining "key"??
If by 'key' you mean manager, department head, etc. yes, but the typical WalMart greeter? Are they key?
It should be against the law for anyone to take out insurance on you without your knowledge - pure and simple.
“They were taken out on all full-time Wal-Mart employees who, in December 1993, were between ages 18 and 70 and participated in the medical benefits plan. “
“The lawsuit says Wal-Mart used confidential information it received from employees for use in their employment, such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth, to obtain the life insurance policies.”
It appears that Wal-Mart had more than just key employees.
The biggest problem I can see if they used their employees SSN without permission to obtain the insurance but this isn’t worth a million dollar lawsuit.
I could see a few hundred to a few thousand for misusing the employees SSN.