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Seneca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-10 02:11 PM
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Court strikes blow to Wal-Mart in sex bias suit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In a major blow to Wal-Mart Stores Inc, a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the retailer can proceed as a class-action case covering more than 1 million female employees, a U.S. court ruled on Monday.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, had asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to undo class-action certification in what could be the largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in the nation's history.

The lawsuit argues that female workers were paid less and received fewer promotions at Wal-Mart than male counterparts, and that the retailer's corporate structure fostered this gender discrimination.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100426/us_nm/us_walmart_dukes
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-10 02:14 PM
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1. Could not happen to a more deserving corporation.
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katandmoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-10 02:15 PM
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2. Great news
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jaxx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-10 02:40 PM
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3. Good news.
I quit Walmart years ago when they were outed for discriminating against gay people.
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