Walmart Sued for Disability Discrimination at Wisconsin Location

Core Points - Walmart Inc. is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly violating federal law by not accommodating an employee with an intellectual disability and creating a hostile work environment for him and a coworker [1][4] Group 1: Allegations of Harassment - Supervisors at Walmart's Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin location allegedly harassed two employees with intellectual disabilities, using derogatory terms such as "stupid" and "slow" [2] - One employee reported that a supervisor called him a "retard" and physically intimidated him by shutting the store's door on him, leading to his early dismissal [2] Group 2: Denial of Reasonable Accommodation - The lawsuit claims that Walmart denied one employee the reasonable accommodation of a job coach, refusing to engage with job coaches who were willing to assist at no cost to the company [3] - Store managers and human resources representatives allegedly barred job coaches from entering the facility and did not address the employee's scheduling, training needs, or harassment experiences [3] Group 3: Legal Framework - The alleged actions by Walmart violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which mandates that employers must not discriminate based on disability and must provide reasonable accommodations unless it causes undue hardship [4] - The EEOC filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin after attempting to resolve the issue through pre-litigation settlement [4]