Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Walmart Inc.

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Case Number:

2:23-cv-02395

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Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

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Firms

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Walmart Inc.

Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sectors & Industries:

Services
- Discount, Variety Stores

October 06, 2025
Walmart Settles EEOC Suit Over Sign Language Interpreters

Walmart has agreed just days before a trial was set to start in Kansas federal court to pay two deaf workers $300,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the retail giant said it couldn't afford to provide the employees with on-the-job interpreters.
September 08, 2023
Deaf Walmart Workers Denied Proper Interpreter, EEOC Says

Two deaf Walmart employees were left out of important safety discussions and saw their requests for written instructions ignored after the retail giant said it couldn't afford to provide them proper sign language interpreters, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday in a suit.