Lawsuit: Walmart worker fired after caring for sick child

[TexasTowelie]

A former Tallahassee Walmart cashier is suing the big-box retailer, alleging he was fired for missing a shift because he was taking care of a sick child.

Anthony Kelley filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee. The Marie Mattox law firm is representing him.

According to the lawsuit, Kelley was supposed to work on Aug. 11, 2016. But after his son got sick and started throwing up blood, Kelley took him to the doctor, who later determined the boy suffered an allergic reaction to something he ate.

Kelley realized he wouldn’t be able to work his shift that day and used a mobile app to report he would not appear as scheduled, the lawsuit says. He reported for work the next day, without any further absence.

Read more: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/08/24/lawsuit-walmart-worker-fired-after-caring-sick-child/598485001/

[Bayard]

1. I talked to a retired Walmart worker this past weekend

She had been there many years as a department manager, when she was suddenly busted back to cashier for no apparent reason. She was then told if she didn't like it, she knew where the door was.