Walmart Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Disability Discrimination

Walmart Inc. is facing a discrimination lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after allegedly failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for a cashier with a seizure disorder, the EEOC said Thursday.

The company allegedly fired an employee based in Bullhead City, Ariz., after she had seizures that caused her to miss multiple work shifts. Though she submitted a request to Walmart for an accommodation, asking that her absences due to seizures be excused per Walmart’s disability accommodation policy, she was denied, the EEOC said.

The cashier’s employment was then terminated, according to the commission.

Such alleged conduct is in ...