Walmart Gets Ex-Worker’s Disability Suit Partially Dismissed

Walmart must defend against a former worker’s disability discrimination claims after a federal judge ruled that she sufficiently alleged a temporal connection between a report about her injury and her termination.

However, the ex-worker failed to sufficiently allege that Walmart frustrated her ability to take leave and to accommodate her, the district court also ruled.

In Dec. 2022, Angie Jones says she told Walmart that the back injury she earlier suffered while lifting a heavy box had worsen “‘to the point where she was not able to work.’” She sued after the retail giant fired her in Jan. 2023, alleging ...