March 10, 2022 Sophia Vida
Company News

Walmart is Ordered by a Judge to Rehire a Worker with Down Syndrome and Pay Back Pay

Retail giant Walmart has been ordered by a federal judge to rehire Marlo Spaeth, an employee with Down syndrome who was fired suddenly after working almost 16 years at a Wisconsin Supercenter. Walmart was also ordered to pay Spaeth more than $50,000 in back pay. The judge, however, denied the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s … Continue reading “Walmart is Ordered by a Judge to Rehire a Worker with Down Syndrome and Pay Back Pay”