Voudris Law
  • Home
  • STAFF
  • Blog
  • CLIENT REVIEWS
  • CASES
    • Discrimination
    • WRONGFUL TERMINATION
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Overtime Pay
  • Contact

VOUDRIS LAW BLOG

Transfer to Another Store Location Is A Reasonable Accommodation

5/1/2018

 
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Walmart for allegedly failing to provide a disabled employee with reassignment to a position in another location after she became disabled.  The lawsuit claims that Veronica Resendez, who started working for Walmart in 1999, became disabled.  Walmart concluded that the disability prevented Resendez from continuing to work in her current position, Sales Associate, and that she would instead need to work as either a Fitting Room Associate or a People Greeter.  Neither of these positions were available at the store where Resendez worked.  However, Fitting Room Associate positions were available in another store.  The lawsuit further alleges that Walmart maintained a policy wherein it would search for open positions for 90-days only at the store where the employee had been working.  Therefore, Walmart never transferred Resendez, despite Resendez informing Walmart that she was willing to work at other stores.  Such alleged actions are a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of an employee’s disability.  See EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-00170 (D. Me.).

Comments are closed.

    Categories

    All
    Age Discrimination
    Disability Discrimination
    DOL Settlements
    EEOC Settlements
    English Only
    Equal Pay
    Failure To Hire
    FMLA
    Genetic History
    Hostile Work Environment
    Minimum Wages
    National Origin Discrimination
    NLRA
    Overtime Wages
    Pregnancy Discrimination
    Race Discrimination
    Religious Discrimination
    Retaliation
    Severance Agreements
    Sex Discrimination
    Sexual Harassment
    Sexual Orientation
    U.S. Supreme Court
    Voudris Law

    RSS Feed

Pages
Home Page
Attorneys
Blog
Client Reviews
​Cases
Contact
Contact Info
Phone:
440-543-0670 (Phone)
440-543-0721 (fax)

Email: 
[email protected]

Address: 
8401 Chagrin Road, Suite 8 
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
10.0Stephan Isaiah Voudris
Picture
© Voudris Law LLC 2011-2025
*The materials on this website and any information provided to you by phone, email, or in-person are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice.  No attorney-client relationship is formed until a fee agreement is executed.
  • Home
  • STAFF
  • Blog
  • CLIENT REVIEWS
  • CASES
    • Discrimination
    • WRONGFUL TERMINATION
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Overtime Pay
  • Contact