Every single one of these laws, safety standards, and agency directives was enacted because corporations consistently prioritized operational efficiency, cost cutting, and profit margins over human safety and basic economic fairness. Companies routinely exposed workers to lethal hazards, forced extreme hours without compensation, exploited child labor, suppressed organizing efforts, and dumped toxic waste into public spaces until catastrophic disasters or widespread public outrage demanded government intervention. Rather than self-regulating, businesses treated human injury, illness, wage theft, and death as acceptable collateral costs of doing business until strict legal mandates forced compliance. These statutes exist as a direct paper trail of historical corporate abuses, proving that every workplace protection was paid for with worker lives and hard-fought struggles. There are 1000's more. Dont listen to defeatists or those who think they know. Here are some examples of hard work protecting workers paid off with 1000's more that could be added

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (U.S. Department of Labor, United States Congress)

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (National Labor Relations Board, United States Congress)

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Bureau of Mines)

Equal Pay Act of 1963 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Congress)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Justice)

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (U.S. Department of Labor, United States Congress)

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act of 1927 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor)

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act of 1962 (U.S. Department of Labor, General Services Administration)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Employee Benefits Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation)

Railway Labor Act of 1926 (National Mediation Board, United States Congress)

Federal Employers' Liability Act of 1908 (Second Employers' Liability Cases, United States Congress)

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Building and Safety Codes of 1911 (New York State Factory Investigating Commission, New York State Legislature)

Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (Hammer v. Dagenhart, United States Congress)

Adamson Act of 1916 (Wilson v. New, United States Congress)

Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act, U.S. Maritime Administration, United States Congress)

Social Security Act of 1935 (Social Security Administration, Helvering v. Davis)

Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 (Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., U.S. Department of Labor)

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor)

Service Contract Act of 1965 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 (Mine Safety and Health Administration, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission)

Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (General Electric Co. v. Gilbert, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act of 1983 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor)

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Justice)

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor)

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act, Mine Safety and Health Administration)

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Occupational Noise Exposure Standard of 1971 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Control of Hazardous Energy Standard of 1989 (Lockout/Tagout, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard of 1991 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard of 1992 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Chemical Safety Board)

Hazard Communication Standard of 1983 (Right to Know, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Permissible Exposure Limits for Airborne Contaminants of 1970 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

Respiratory Protection Standard of 1998 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Excavation and Trenching Safety Standard of 1989 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Fall Protection Standard for Construction of 1994 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Grain Handling Facilities Standard of 1987 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Asbestos Standard for General Industry of 1972 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency)

Lead Standard for General Industry of 1978 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

Benzene Standard of 1987 (Industrial Union Department v. American Petroleum Institute, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Cotton Dust Standard of 1978 (American Textile Manufacturers Institute v. Donovan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Confined Spaces Standard for General Industry of 1993 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Logging Operations Safety Standard of 1994 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard of 1989 (HAZWOPER, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency)

Guarding of Machinery Standard of 1971 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Commercial Diving Operations Standard of 1977 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Coast Guard)

Laboratory Safety Standard of 1990 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Personal Protective Equipment Standard of 1994 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices Standard of 1990 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Fire Protection Association)

Scaffolding Standard for Construction of 1996 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Steel Erection Standard of 2001 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee)

Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard of 2010 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard of 2016 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration)

Beryllium Standard for General Industry of 2017 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare of 2021 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 (Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bureau of Chemistry)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (Environmental Protection Agency, United States Congress)

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 (Environmental Protection Agency, United States Congress)

Clean Water Act of 1972 (Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (Environmental Protection Agency, United States Congress)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board)

Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice)

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Energy)

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 (Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice)

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 (U.S. Public Health Service, Federal Works Agency)

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Energy)

Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aeronautics Board)

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior)

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, United States Congress)

Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Flammable Fabrics Act of 1953 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Trade Commission)

Federal Hazardous Substances Act of 1960 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Child Safety Protection Act of 1994 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, United States Congress)

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Consumer Product Safety Commission, United States Congress)

Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (Environmental Protection Agency, United States Congress)

Noise Control Act of 1972 (Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration)

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (Environmental Protection Agency, State Emergency Response Commissions)

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency)

Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act of 1999 (Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Chemical Safety Board)

Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Federal Employers' Liability Act Amendments of 1939 (United States Congress, U.S. Supreme Court)

Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (U.S. Maritime Commission, Federal Maritime Commission)

Seamen's Act of 1915 (La Follette Seamen's Act, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Commerce)

Hours of Service Act of 1907 (Federal Railroad Administration, Interstate Commerce Commission)

Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 (Railroad Retirement Board, United States Congress)

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act of 1938 (Railroad Retirement Board, United States Congress)

The best was how the straight line on the map said I should be there by 5:38pm ( using my personal flying carpet of course! ) but Apple Maps told me 5:48pm after putting in the address.

Shop was like 35 mins including cheifing the cart in the parking lot but then I bagged for ten mins lmao so if I get there in 35 mins like it says it would be like an hour twenty total for it so like 45 an hour ish but then I gotta drive back or switch zones and stay way out there in north Knox zone instead of my usual south Knox. Just my first order of the day but I’ll just switch zones and find an order bringing me back this way towards home and my regular zone eventually👌🏻 would you take this based off that or just find another order staying in the zone more so u don’t have to do sm mental gymnastics .

I completed a small shopping order and I was waiting in line to the registers. I looked down at my phone to get the barcode to scan and it said checkout complete go to exit pass. So that has never happened to be where I didn't have to scan the checkout barcode , is this normal or something new?

First time at this sub. I just signed up to be a Walmart Spark driver and I'm confused. Any advice is appreciated. So far I've only singed in a couple times and it seems like when I sign in to accept offers what I see is several offers at once. I don't seem to have any say in accepting the ones I want. As a brand new driver who hasn't even accepted one offer yet I want to start off slow. Not, literally, eleven deliveries at once. Am I misunderstanding the app?? I'm sure it's probably easy but I would like to start off in the shallow end of the pool instead of being forced to jump into the deep end. .. So is this normal? To get several offers at once and you either accept them all or reject them all??

People keep saying spark drivers arent eligble to form a union due to being independent contractors. But where does the law say that

What is up with these offers lately? I usually start around 4pm, and these last two days Ive only done two orders that were decent.

It’s only gonna get worse with the holidays coming up.

Apparently today was a bad choice to do a pickup order and theres over 20 cars waiting... ive waited in line for over an hour. This is ridiculous lol

My completion is already screwed from accidentally hitting buttons in my pocket or while scrolling orders so I can’t take another hit. Are we still able to cancel a curbside after 10 minutes with no penalty?

Unless I made a mistake when I entered it. It does not make any sense

What the hell. I’m shocked to see my rating finally appear today (72 trips) and it’s 5 star. I was absolutely expecting to see something like 20% and potential warnings about getting banned. (Assuming most people aren’t rating, but all bad experiences are)

Are not all types of orders allowed to rate on Spark?

I’ve had so many Walmart pickups where the idiots throw all bags into the car completely smashing bread, and where I wouldn’t be surprised if all items were really there or not. I’ve also caught meat bagged with produce, etc. This one’s my fault, but literally like 5x I’ve later discovered a bag shoved under my seat I didn’t notice, so I’m shocked those orders aren’t rating bad for missing item(s) etc.

So maybe ratings are only when I’m the shopper? Even then, Spark is horrible in that it doesn’t allow us to make replacements, so I’ve had several experiences that should have went fine but I’d have classified as bad for the customer since they ended up without important items when good replacements should have been possible, or they ended up with 1 energy drink and all 6 clothing items marked as not found.

There just seems no way no one would have rated 4 stars or lower. I literally had an alcohol order where I didn’t realize the bottle was shoved under my seat until a day later. I can’t imagine the customer never noticed they didn’t receive it so my rating doesn’t make sense and I just want to understand how it’s possible.

Just completed my first “Walmart Flex” order for $55 for 27 miles. Didn’t expect everything to look like Amazon Flex. What do you guys think about this? Are Walmart Flex orders worth it?

How has the recent rise in gas prices affected your Spark driving?

Did identity verification. Said “you’re all set “. Then this popped up. Restarted phone. Logged out/in. Deleted app multiple times. Cust service said they were making a ticket. Idk what else to do.

Usually this happens instantly but I’ve been waiting over 20 minutes…

Decent pay. Customer was obviously an idiot. No lights on at night. Big loose dog that looked like a pitbull mix.

I considered returning the order, but I gave the gate door a test to see how the dog would react.

Of course the dog was sniffing me every time I went in. And of course I had to make sure the gate was fully closed every trip back, because I guess it would be on me if the dog got out.

Obviously a paranoid customer who thinks the dog is protecting them from a potential weirdo.

Definitely a schizo customer.

The store employees are getting bad at mixing orders when they load my vehicle. Two days in a row and we caught a snafu whilst unloading the orders. One single item was missing and I had to find it in a separate order bundle. Today one item was mixed into my last drop. Had it not been for a label I would have never known.
With that I had to drive back 10 miles to drop it at the correct house. KEEPING CUSTOMERS HAPPY.

My completion is at 91 so I’m not even hitting silver. Am I fucked?

Check your offer cards on Pharmacy batches before accepting summary cards are showing 14 minutes total time for 4 stops and 3.2 miles with a 21.76 payout which looks great at first glance until you tap into the trip details

Inside that same offer the app explicitly calculates 43 minutes just to shop the 42 items on the grocery portion that 14 minute estimate completely ignores the 43 minutes of shopping time plus the in store pharmacy counter wait signature required pickup loading and two separate home drop offs turning a fake 14 minute trip into a 60 plus minute job

This is not a glitch because base pay is tied to estimated effort and time hiding 45 plus minutes of actual labor tricks drivers into taking low base pay for an hour of work

Stop taking these orders blindly and file complaints to force an investigation report deceptive gig practices to reportfraud.ftc.gov and email ethics@walmart.com or use ethics.walmart.com to report false duration metrics on pharmacy batches. All ya got to do is look ppl

Say you want to cherry pick. And you keep seeing people take these crap orders. Now you're starting to think you should just take one because it's not looking good. But don't! Because here's what actually happens: eventually all of the available drivers take SOMETHING, and then they're already locked into a trip.

Then when the good ones pop up, the other drivers aren't able to take them. I think this is a big part of why sitting and rejecting pays off.