
These laws can prevent an employer from firing you for certain reasons and give you a legal cause of action when they do. A jury awarded Marlo Spaeth, a former Walmart employee with Down syndrome, "We're sensitive to this situation and believe we could have. 19, , plaintiff Lois Harris, 65, a receiving employee at a Wal-Mart store in Orange, was terminated. She had worked at that store since July At the.