Court upholds bias finding in Wal-Mart disability case
July 9th, 2008From Newsday:
A federal court of appeals has affirmed a 2005 jury verdict that found Wal-Mart guilty of job discrimination against a man with disabilities.
The retailer declined to say whether it would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. The jury had awarded Patrick Brady $7.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages, which were later reduced to $1 million.
Brady has cerebral palsy, walks with a limp, and has nervous hand movements and slowed speech. He sued Wal-Mart because he was demoted from pharmacy assistant to cart collector even though he had two years’ experience as a pharmacy assistant. Brady’s lawsuit said the store’s head pharmacist took one look at him and said he wasn’t “fit for the job.”
Two other major disability cases involving Wal-Mart have been reported this year. Earlier story: Wal-Mart pays $250,000 to fired worker with disabilities — Wall Street Journal and Baltimore Sun
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