Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005
Closed Date: Nov. 21, 2005
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The Detroit office of the EEOC brought this suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in September 2005. The complaint alleged the defendant violated the American with Disabilities Act by failing to reasonably accommodate the complainant, who suffered from depression. The case was transferred to the Eastern District of Michigan in November 2005 and the parties entered a consent decree later that month.
The consent decree included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to post notice of employment rights in its Alpena, Michigan store, and required the defendant to provide EEO training of its salaried managers at its Alpena store. The decree also called for the defendant to submit two reports to the EEOC detailing the steps taken to comply with the decree. In the event of non-compliance, the consent decree called for court enforcement, notice to the non-complying party with a chance to remedy, and non-court dispute resolution. The defendant also agreed to pay the complainant $7,500 in compensatory damages.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (8/6/2008)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4773604/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-walmart-stores-incorporated/
Quist, Gordon Jay (Michigan)
Steeh, George Caram (Michigan)
Price, Dale (Michigan)
Rapport, Adele (Michigan)
Quist, Gordon Jay (Michigan)
Steeh, George Caram (Michigan)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4773604/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-walmart-stores-incorporated/
Last updated Feb. 15, 2024, 3:03 a.m.
State / Territory: Michigan
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2005
Closing Date: Nov. 21, 2005
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Alpena, MI), Private Entity/Person
Walmart Stores, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 7500
Order Duration: 2005 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: