New Disability Discrimination Lawsuit: 4.24.2023 – EEOC Sues Walmart for Refusing Accommodation to Employee with Disability

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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Walmart for disability discrimination alleging Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Walmart refused to accommodate an employee's disability-related leave and fired her for violating the company's attendance policy. The employee was diagnosed with epileptic seizure disorder in September 2016, and her supervisor said she would excuse seizure-related absences if the employee's mother notified her that the absence was related to the employee's seizure disorder. Despite the employee's mother notifying the supervisor of the absences due to the employee's disability, the employer did not excuse the absences, and the employee was fired for violating...