Webb also filed a gender discrimination complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Women Walmart workers believe that the uniforms the company requires them to wear as truck drivers amount to blatant sex discrimination against them because they only fit male bodies, according to a lawsuit.
In a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Alabama, Walmart truck driver Diana Webb said that because her driver’s uniform didn’t fit, she had to buy clothes that closely resembled the store’s uniform, according to court documents.
Webb, who joined Walmart in July 2020 as a delivery person, asked to be reimbursed for the money she spent on clothes, but the company refused..
“His supervisors denied this request and told Webb that if he was reimbursed, Walmart would have to reimburse all other female drivers,” the lawsuit says, according to CBS.
Webb also said that Walmart is breaking federal law by not offering uniforms that fit well for women.
“Therefore, female drivers must be inconvenienced or buy and wash their own pants, paying out of pocket, with no reimbursement option to meet Walmart’s employment requirements,” the complaint says.
Walmart does not require its drivers to wear company-provided pantssaid company spokesman Randy Hargrove, adding that Webb has the clothing necessary to perform his job duties.
“Months before the lawsuit was filed, Ms. Webb was given company-provided pants that she now has. We continue to review our clothing offerings for male and female drivers. We take these allegations seriously and will respond in court as appropriate, ”said Hargrove.
Webb, 19, has repeatedly raised concerns about the driver’s uniform at work, but Walmart continues to offer clothing designed just for men, according to the lawsuit. The same complaint says that drivers can be fired for refusing to wear mandatory clothing.
Webb also filed a gender discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. In this complaint, he argues that Walmart’s practices with the uniforms it provides amount to giving special treatment to male employees.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.