On October 1, 2024, the National Women’s Law Center filed an employment discrimination charge against Walmart on behalf of Corrissa Hernandez, a former cashier, and all similarly situated employees. The charge, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, alleges that Walmart discriminated against Hernandez on the basis of her pregnancy status, sex, and disability, in violation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Ohio civil rights law.

The charge describes how Walmart fired Hernandez within days of her starting work at the Oberlin, Ohio, Walmart Supercenter, immediately after she requested workplace modifications to accommodate her pregnancy-related health conditions. Hernandez told her employer about her high-risk pregnancy and asked if she could sit at her workstation instead of standing, and if she could move to a part-time schedule, as recommended by her doctor. The charge details how Walmart refused to provide these accommodations and instead fired Hernandez, telling her she could re-apply for a job when she was no longer pregnant.