The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the class action status of a gender discrimination suit, Dukes v. Wal-Mart, alleging that Wal-Mart pays female employees less than men and promotes women at a lower rate than it does men. With a class made up of nearly 2 million women, this is the largest gender discrimination suit in history.
The Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s decision, finding that the plaintiffs “present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support Plaintiffs’ contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination.”
More information is available at www.walmartclass.com.
