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Saturday, October 24, 2026

Case: Individual Employment Rights/Contracts (D.S.D.) - Bloomberg Law

Walmart, Inc. is entitled to summary judgment on the wrongful discharge and breach of contract claims of a former employee in a Spearfish, S.D. store who complained about the unequal treatment of his female coworkers, a federal court in South Dakota ruled. He failed to show that retaliation was the reason for his termination, the court said, and his signed offer letter contained explicit language that his employment was at-will. Walmart’s employment policies expressly state that it is an at-will employer, and Walmart explicitly reserved its at-will termination power as provided by South Dakota law. Further, the employee hasn’t shown ...

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