ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., and Wal-Mart
Stores East, Inc., L.P., doing business as Walmart stores in
Albuquerque, will pay $87,500 andfurnish other relief to settle a
lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment
Stores East, Inc., L.P., doing business as Walmart stores in
Albuquerque, will pay $87,500 andfurnish other relief to settle a
lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Walmart Store #835 on Eubank
in Northeast Albuquerque refused to hire Ramona Bradford’s
adult son and daughter for entry-levelpositions because Ms.
Bradford had filed a sex discrimination charge against Wal-Mart
with the EEOC.
Retaliation against an employee because of her opposition to
discrimination and/or participation in protected activity, such
as filing a discrimination charge, violates TitleVII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC also alleged that Ramona
Bradford was avictim of retaliation because her two adult
children were being denied employmentbecause of her
complaints about discrimination and her charge filing.
In addition to monetary relief for the Bradfords, the consent
decree settling the suit provides for other important relief,
including an injunction prohibiting retaliatory practices;
training for managerial employees on retaliation; and the
posting of a noticeadvising employees of their rights under
Title VII.
including an injunction prohibiting retaliatory practices;
training for managerial employees on retaliation; and the
posting of a noticeadvising employees of their rights under
Title VII.
“This case involved an interesting and instructive fact pattern --
retaliation against family members because their mother had
filed a discrimination charge,” said Regional Attorney Mary Jo
O’Neill of the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office. “The United States
Supreme Court in Thompson v. North American Stainless held
that employers cannot take adverse actions against employees
or their relatives or others close to them because the applicant
or employee did the right thing and complained of unlawful
conduct in the workplace.”
that employers cannot take adverse actions against employees
or their relatives or others close to them because the applicant
or employee did the right thing and complained of unlawful
conduct in the workplace.”
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment
discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available
on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.
The Phoenix District Office of the EEOC has jurisdiction over
Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah.
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