Walmart, Inc. must face the wrongful discharge claim of a fired customer service manager with asthma at its Kernersville, N.C. store, who was required to work in refrigerator/freezer units despite medical restrictions, in which she alleges that she was discharged in violation of public policy based on disability discrimination, a federal court in North Carolina ruled. The complaint’s first heading plainly states the wrongful discharge claim is based on disability discrimination, and the claim itself excerpts language from North Carolina’s Equal Employment Practices Act that addresses handicap discrimination, the court said. The heading coupled with language from NCEEPA are sufficient ...
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