His supervisor allegedly called him "brittle" — then came the bad reviews and a PIP

An 11-year Walmart senior manager alleges he was forced out after requesting disability accommodations and raising discrimination concerns internally.

Scott Carrasquillo held the title of Senior Manager of Global Security and Investigations when, according to a lawsuit filed February 12 in federal court in Tampa, Florida, a sequence of events began that would end his career at the company.

It started in May 2023, when Carrasquillo sustained injuries to his neck and shoulder while driving to a work site. He reported the injury promptly. His supervisor, Director Matthew Walsh, allegedly failed to report it in a timely manner. When Carrasquillo followed up, Walsh reportedly dismissed the severity of the injury and remarked, "I didn't realize you were so brittle."

Carrasquillo, a former Police Officer who had disclosed his disability and work restrictions when he was hired in 2013, brought the matter to HR and Walmart's workers' compensation representative. He had received consistently positive performance evaluations over his eleven-year tenure. He also filed a formal complaint against Senior Director Claire Ruston over what he described as unsavory and potentially illegal workplace business practices.

What followed, the suit alleges, was a pattern of discrimination and retaliation. In August 2023, Carrasquillo received an inaccurate and negative performance review, which he disputed with...

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