Consumer Law
An Iowa Walmart Is Sued Over Gender and Race Discrimination
The Walmart in Ottumwa is being accused of gender and race discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit on Feb. 11 after a Black Ottumwa store employee was supposedly denied a promotion because she has a newborn baby.
Records state Walmart violated federal law by denying her this promotion.
The employee says the company failed to promote her to a management position because it assumed she would not remain with the company long due to her having a newborn at home.
