BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — Walmart has agreed to pay $100,000 after a cashier with a medical condition at one of the company's Arizona stores was reportedly fired.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the retail giant of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act after Walmart allegedly fired a woman from a store in Bullhead City.
According to the EEOC, the woman's medical condition was resulting in the employee missing work. After two months of employment, the cashier was reportedly told her absences would no longer be excused.
The worker submitted a written request for Walmart to provide accommodation and was subsequently fired, according to the EEOC.
A lawsuit was filed and the EEOC announced this week a resolution had been reached that will require Walmart to pay $100,000 to the cashier. The company will also be subjected to a two-year injunction that includes employee training, posting notices and policy reviews.
“Workers with disabilities should not be concerned that their disability will result in discipline or termination on the job – it is important that corporations obey federal laws protecting workers with disabilities," Melinda Caraballo, district director of the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office, said in a statement.
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