Walmart Settles EEOC Suit Claiming It Snubbed Deaf Worker

By Grace Elletson · May 11, 2026, 3:56 PM EDT

Walmart has agreed to pay $230,000 to end a suit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the retail giant failed to provide a deaf job applicant with a sign...

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Case Information

Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores East LP et al

Case Number

2:21-cv-02080

Court

Illinois Central

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

April 27, 2021