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...

17 March

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Alley v. Penguin Random House | Retaliation | Sexual Harassment

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in Case Summary, Employment Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Summary Judgment

Issues Sexual Harassment Retaliation Kristie Alley sued her former employer, Penguin Random House, for retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for breach of contract under Indiana law. Alley alleged that Penguin demoted her in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment and violated Indiana law in doing so. The district court concluded that no reasonable juror could find that Alley was retaliated against and granted Penguin's motion for summary judgment on that claim. Alley appealed that ruling, as well as the magistrate judge's earlier dismissal of her state law breach of contract claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure...