HARTLAND, Mich., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A Michigan man fired by Walmart after he violated store policy by stopping a parking lot assault said he declined the store's offer to rehire him.
Kristopher Oswald, 30, said the retail corporation has been "unwilling to compromise" as he and Walmart have negotiated a return to his job at the Hartland Township, Mich., store.
Oswald lost his job Oct. 13 after he assisted a woman who screamed for help while allegedly being attacked by an ex-boyfriend in the store's parking lot, the (Howell, Mich.) Livingston County Daily Press and Argus reported Friday.
Oswald said he tried to help the unidentified woman, 18, but the alleged attacker, identified as Dylan Michael Tierney, 17, threatened to kill him. Tierney and two friends left the scene after Oswald's co-workers came to his aid, the newspaper said.
Tierney was arrested and is free on bond. A court hearing is scheduled for next week.
Oswald is demanding a "formal apology" from Walmart and the removal of the store policy violation from his record.
"Walmart feels it's absolutely not their responsibility to help an associate (employee) harmed while on the clock," he said. "I have refused their offer to take my job back for fear of retaliation. They could not guarantee that nothing would happen from management if I did take my job. I feel like if I say the wrong thing, I'm going to have a company coming after me."
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