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US Supreme Court considers massive Walmart class action case
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 13:38
- Year: 2011
- Length: 6:30 minutes (5.95 MB)
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In Washington DC today, the Supreme Court considered whether to certify what would be the biggest class-action lawsuit in US history. Six women sued Wal-Mart for sexual discrimination. The women have spent the last decade trying to bring their case to trial on behalf of about half a million women who work or have worked for the company. The National Partnership for Women and Families filed one of the legal briefs supporting the women and organized a rally outside the court building today. Portia Wu is their Vice President and oversees Workplace Fairness policy.
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Finally, the case on the
Finally, the case on the gender bias at Wal-mart Inc has been decided. In a decision that surprised few critics of the country's highest court, Supreme Court of the United States has ruled unanimously that Wal-Mart should be protected from a huge gender bias class action. According to The Guardian, the class action would have been the biggest sex prejudice class action lawsuit in United States history at 1.6 million claimants, if it was allowed to move forward. The only legal alternative for female employees of Wal-Mart is to carry on with individual cases, should they wish. I found this here: Gender bias suit against Wal-Mart dropped by Supreme Court