The EEOC's Chicago district office sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on November 3, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on disability. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in March 2000, which was denied in September 2000. The parties entered into a consent decree on December 27, 2001, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $277,287.57 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, provide Title VII training to its managers, revise its EEO policy, create a reasonable accommodation procedure, provide for an EEO compliance official and special master, abolish the "Matrix of Essential Job Functions," and report complaints of disability discrimination to the EEOC and the special master annually.

Aaron Weismann - 07/17/2007


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