August, 2012 - The most secure jobs in the U.S. have got to belong the Wal-mart legal team, which never seems to run out of the need to find creative ways to defend the world's largest retail chain. One of the most recent legal actions which did not help the Wal-Mart legal win average was a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a 22-year old Wal-Mart employee.
Wal-Mart agreed to pay $50,000 to a former part-time employee in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After returning to her Wal-Mart job after being on medical leave related to cerebral palsy, the employee was told by her store manager that she would not be allowed to take breaks off her feet, even though she had a note from her doctor requesting the temporary accommodation.
The store manager refused to put the employee back on the schedule, which the EEOC claimed was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A Wal-Mart spokesperson labeled the case as an isolated incident and noted that the store manager was not fully in compliance with Wal-Mart company policies. The store manager is no longer employed at the Carlsbad Wal-Mart, although there was no official statement about whether the termination was related to this employee disability discrimination lawsuit.
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Wal-Mart agreed to pay $50,000 to a former part-time employee in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After returning to her Wal-Mart job after being on medical leave related to cerebral palsy, the employee was told by her store manager that she would not be allowed to take breaks off her feet, even though she had a note from her doctor requesting the temporary accommodation.
The store manager refused to put the employee back on the schedule, which the EEOC claimed was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A Wal-Mart spokesperson labeled the case as an isolated incident and noted that the store manager was not fully in compliance with Wal-Mart company policies. The store manager is no longer employed at the Carlsbad Wal-Mart, although there was no official statement about whether the termination was related to this employee disability discrimination lawsuit.
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