Friday, July 11, 2014

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Disability Discrimination

Press Release
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
July 2, 2014

Retailer Rescinded Accommodation, Then Fired Intellectually Disabled Employee, Feder Agency Charges

ROCKFORD, Ill. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit here yesterday against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the giant retailer fired an intellectually disabled employee at a Rockford Walmart store after it rescinded his workplace accommodation.

Full Story: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-2-14.cfm

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