Walmart’s Disability Messaging Gets Seventh Circuit Scrutiny

Seventh Circuit judges questioned Walmart Stores East LP on how it is providing clarification on its disability accommodation rules as the court considers a formal injunction against the retailer after a jury found it discriminated against a worker.

A panel of US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard arguments Wednesday from Walmart and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a case over whether to grant five-year injunctions that would bar the company from denying a reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities in the absence of “undue hardship.” The injunctions requested would also require the company to provide clarifications ...