Walmart Accused Of Denying Job Coach To Employee With Intellectual Disability
The nation's largest retailer is facing legal action after supervisors allegedly harassed employees with intellectual disabilities and were unwilling to accommodate a job coach.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Walmart for disability discrimination.
The nation’s largest retailer is facing legal action after supervisors allegedly harassed employees with intellectual disabilities and were unwilling to accommodate a job coach.
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act with its treatment of two employees with intellectual disabilities at a location in Mount Pleasant, Wis. Supervisors at the store allegedly called the employees, who worked as cart pushers, “stupid” and “slow”.
Author's summary: Walmart faces lawsuit for alleged disability discrimination.