Walmart Is Eliminating People Greeters. Workers With Disabilities Feel Targeted- Betty Dubois

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/696718872/walmart-is-eliminating-greeters-workers-with-disabilities-feel-targeted

Greeters are being removed at about 1,000 Walmart stores around the country. Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that seems abelist and discriminatory towards disabled workers.Walmart has been terminating  greeters and replacing them with "customer hosts," who have more responsibilities, and to qualify for the job, workers must be able to lift 25 pounds, clean up spills, and do other things that would be hard for a disabled worker to do.. "We recognize that our associates with physical disabilities face a unique situation. With that in mind, we will be extending the current 60-day greeter transition period for associates with disabilities while we explore the circumstances and potential accommodations, for each individual, that can be made within each store. This allows associates to continue their employment at the store as valued members of the team while we seek an acceptable, customized solution for all of those involved." The Americans With Disabilities Act does not stop companies from changing job descriptions and expected job functions for their business goals. This forced firing is leaving many disabled people to find other jobs with little warning. This relates to the poor working conditions in America in the 1920s, and how certain groups were discriminated against even in their workforce.