Walmart to settle lawsuit over benefits for same-sex spouses
Retail major Walmart has said it would pay $7.5 million (₹51 crore) to settle a US lawsuit claiming it discriminated against gay employees nationwide by denying health benefits to their spouses. Walmart said the money may be split among over 1,000 people who were denied spousal benefits between 2011-14. Walmart began offering health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses in 2014.