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Walmart fired an employee with Down syndrome who worked there for 16 years. A jury said it should pay her $125 million.


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disability discrimination against Walmart.
The commission said that a change to Spaeth s previously consistent schedule caused her significant difficulty and that Walmart denied her request to revert to the prior work schedule through 60- to 90-minute adjustments. Instead, she was fired.
We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, and we routinely accommodate thousands of associates every year, Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesperson, told Bloomberg Law. We often adjust associate schedules to meet our customers expectations and while Ms. Spaeth s schedule was adjusted, it remained within the times she indicated she was available.
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We re sensitive to this situation and believe we could have resolved this issue with Ms. Spaeth, however the EEOC s demands were unreasonable. ....

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Walmart loses lawsuit brought by worker with Down syndrome


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July 16, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Walmart has lost a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin, as a jury sided with a sales associate who has Down syndrome and alleged that schedule changes exacerbated attendance problems that led to her firing.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought the case and announced Friday that a jury in federal court in Green Bay awarded Marlo Spaeth more than $125 million in punitive damages.
But Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove says under federal law, that will be reduced to the maximum allowed, which is $300,000. The jury on Thursday also awarded Spaeth $150,000 in compensatory damages.
Hargrove says Walmart is reviewing its legal options. ....

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Woman with Down syndrome is awarded $125MILLION in lawsuit against Walmart


Ex-Walmart employee with Down syndrome is awarded $125MILLION in discrimination lawsuit after she was fired for missing work because her schedule was changed despite her needing to stick to strict routine
Marlo Spaeth, a longtime Wisconsin Walmart employee with Down syndrome, was fired in 2015 after the store changed her schedule 
As part of her condition, Spaeth needs to needs to maintain a rigid daily schedule, which includes eating dinner at the same time  every night
Instead of accommodating her, Walmart fired her, according to a lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2017 on Spaeth s behalf 
On Thursday, a jury awarded Spaeth $125millionin punitive damages plus $150,000 in  ....

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