May 16, 2022
A spurned Walmart job applicant who recently convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to reopen his religious discrimination case against the retailer has settled with the company for an undisclosed amount, according to case filings.
June 01, 2021
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday refused the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's pleas to reconsider a split ruling that held Walmart would have faced undue hardship if it permitted a job applicant to swap shifts to avoid working on the Sabbath.
May 17, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday urged the full Seventh Circuit to reconsider a split ruling in the agency's religious bias case against Walmart, saying the panel decision contradicts circuit precedent and relies on "speculation" from the retailer.
March 31, 2021
Walmart satisfied its obligations to try to accommodate a prospective worker who said his religious beliefs prevented him from working on Fridays and Saturdays, a split Seventh Circuit panel held Wednesday, declining to revive the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's religious bias case.
February 04, 2021
Legal battles involving whether a football coach who was suspended for praying on the field and the scope of anti-retaliation language in the cornerstone federal workplace discrimination law are among several notable discrimination cases that federal circuit courts are poised to tackle.
August 21, 2020
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday asked the Seventh Circuit to undo a Wisconsin federal court's finding that Walmart had offered reasonable accommodations to a man who refused to work on the Sabbath, arguing that Walmart had offered only subpar alternative positions that did not constitute an accommodation.