A worker alleges his complaints went nowhere - until the company turned the discipline on him
A Walmart worker says the company ignored his sexual harassment reports for years, then fired him over a claim he says was false.
The lawsuit, filed May 12, 2026 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, accuses Walmart and four individuals - a co-worker, an asset protection coach, a store lead, and a store manager - of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation under Title VII and Ohio law.
Austin Louis began working at a Walmart in Cambridge, Ohio, in September 2021 as an online pickup and delivery associate. According to the complaint, the trouble started on July 12, 2022, when a male co-worker allegedly groped Louis at work. Louis says he reported it the same day to a store lead, Kelly Nutter, and to a coach.
The filing's account of what came next is what makes this an HR case rather than a one-off workplace incident. The complaint alleges Walmart did not interview Louis, did not interview the co-worker, did not interview witnesses, and did not collect a written statement from anyone. According to the filing, the co-worker, Kenyon McClain, received no verbal warning, no written warning, no suspension, no demotion - no discipline at all. Walmart has a sexual harassment policy and an investigation policy on paper, the complaint says. Neither was followed, Louis alleges.
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