A female delivery driver for Walmart Inc. is suing her employer inside a federal class-action lawsuit alleging the retailer provides work pants and laundry services for men although not for female truckers.
Plaintiff Diana Webb states that Walmart provided to provide her work uniform – mandated through the company – when she went to work in the company's distribution center in Cullman, Alabama, in July 2022. The company gave her shirts that suit, she said, only offered pants and shorts in men's designs and sizes, based on a news set of AL.com.
Ms. Webb said she bought her very own pants and was not reimbursed, according to the suit filed Tuesday in federal court in Alabama. Walmart didn't respond to a reporter's requests for comment.
“This is blatant sex discrimination by Walmart against its female drivers,” the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit asks that a federal judge bar Walmart from treating the feminine delivery drivers differently from the men, repay the women for their uniform costs and order the company to pay for damages, court costs and attorneys fees.
