A Cautionary Tale: Inflexible policies may infringe on employees' rights to receive reasonable accommodations for their disabilities
In the recent 2024 decision of EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., 113 F.4th 777, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed Wal-Mart’s failure to accommodate an employee with Down syndrome under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The case arose when Wal-Mart denied an employee with Down syndrome a long-term schedule modification that she re…