When CVS fired James Scales, an assistant manager at CVS pharmacy in Tennessee, the company claimed it was because he wasn't a "team player." According to Scales, however, he was fired because he blew the whistle on the store's sales of expired products and other violations he witnessed at the store.
Scales had worked at the pharmacy since July 2006, and when he saw that the store manager was allowing the sale of expired food, OTC medications and other products, he notified his superiors. Rather than fix the problem, however, Scales claims CVS simply fired him instead. Scales is now suing the company under Tennesse's public protection act and whistle-blower law.
Representatives from CVS denied that Scales' termination was related to his complaints. The company also denied Scales' allegations about the sale of expired products. Scales' suit against the company will hopefully shed more light on both of these issues.
Whether CVS store managers are knowingly selling expired products isn't clear, but we do know that expired products frequently make their way on to CVS's shelves. In a 2007-2008 survey, investigastors found expired infant formula, milk, and eggs on the shelves of 66 CVS stores nationwide - a full 42% of the stores surveyed.
If James Scales was indeed fired for exposing an improper and potentially dangerous practice at CVS, the company will have far bigger problems than a few simple health code violations. The company would be better served to take the advice of employees like Scales and clear their shelves of expired products for good.
Fired whistle-blower in Brentwood sues CVS [The Tennessean]
Scales had worked at the pharmacy since July 2006, and when he saw that the store manager was allowing the sale of expired food, OTC medications and other products, he notified his superiors. Rather than fix the problem, however, Scales claims CVS simply fired him instead. Scales is now suing the company under Tennesse's public protection act and whistle-blower law.
Representatives from CVS denied that Scales' termination was related to his complaints. The company also denied Scales' allegations about the sale of expired products. Scales' suit against the company will hopefully shed more light on both of these issues.
Whether CVS store managers are knowingly selling expired products isn't clear, but we do know that expired products frequently make their way on to CVS's shelves. In a 2007-2008 survey, investigastors found expired infant formula, milk, and eggs on the shelves of 66 CVS stores nationwide - a full 42% of the stores surveyed.
If James Scales was indeed fired for exposing an improper and potentially dangerous practice at CVS, the company will have far bigger problems than a few simple health code violations. The company would be better served to take the advice of employees like Scales and clear their shelves of expired products for good.
Fired whistle-blower in Brentwood sues CVS [The Tennessean]