SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of fired Wal-Mart workers is fighting a store policy they say leaves them powerless to defend themselves even if their lives are at risk.

An attorney for six former employees argued before the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday that workers shouldn’t have to choose between their safety and their jobs.

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