EEOC filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores
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Alan Weinrib
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Published on 06/25/2006
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ('EEOC') has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., charging the retail giant with discriminating against a job applicant who uses a wheelchair. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Kansas City alleges that Wal-Mart refused to hire or even accept an application from James Bernard at its Clinton, Mo., store because of his disability. Bill Wertz, a spokesman for Wal-Mart, declined to comment specifically on the lawsuit but said 'we employ a large number of handicapped people, and we do not have policies that would discriminate against them in any way.' ---- Since 1994, the EEOC has filed 17 lawsuits against Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Twelve of these suits are pending and five have been resolved--three were jury verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs and two cases settled out of court, according to the EEOC. In June 2001, a federal judge issued a $750,000 sanction against Wal- Mart for failing to comply with terms of a discrimination settlement involving two deaf job applicants in Arizona. 8/01
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ('EEOC') has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., charging the retail giant with discriminating against a job applicant who uses a wheelchair. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Kansas City alleges that Wal-Mart refused to hire or even accept an application from James Bernard at its Clinton, Mo., store because of his disability. Bill Wertz, a spokesman for Wal-Mart, declined to comment specifically on the lawsuit but said 'we employ a large number of handicapped people, and we do not have policies that would discriminate against them in any way.' ---- Since 1994, the EEOC has filed 17 lawsuits against Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Twelve of these suits are pending and five have been resolved--three were jury verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs and two cases settled out of court, according to the EEOC. In June 2001, a federal judge issued a $750,000 sanction against Wal- Mart for failing to comply with terms of a discrimination settlement involving two deaf job applicants in Arizona. 8/01