High Court Troubled By Wal-Mart Case
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A skeptical Supreme Court heard arguments March 29 in the largest employment-discrimination case in history, suggesting that the massive, decade-old class-action suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may have run aground at what could be its final stop.
The issue before the justices involves whether the plaintiffs can sue together as a sprawling class — all women who worked for the chain since 1998 — or whether their discrimination claims are too diverse to be banded together in a single action. The plaintiffs maintain that individual suits against Wal-Mart would be too costly and difficult to pursue.
Nearly all justices appeared troubled by aspects of the litigation, with concerns including how back pay would be awarded to plaintiffs and whether the company would be afforded ample opportunity to present evidence of non-discrimination at trial, according to a March 29 report by The Los Angeles Times.
For more on the Wal-Mart discrimination case, visit related stories by WeNews:
http://womensenews.org/story/in-the-courts/110301/high-court-urged-give-wal-mart...
The issue before the justices involves whether the plaintiffs can sue together as a sprawling class — all women who worked for the chain since 1998 — or whether their discrimination claims are too diverse to be banded together in a single action. The plaintiffs maintain that individual suits against Wal-Mart would be too costly and difficult to pursue.
Nearly all justices appeared troubled by aspects of the litigation, with concerns including how back pay would be awarded to plaintiffs and whether the company would be afforded ample opportunity to present evidence of non-discrimination at trial, according to a March 29 report by The Los Angeles Times.
For more on the Wal-Mart discrimination case, visit related stories by WeNews:
http://womensenews.org/story/in-the-courts/110301/high-court-urged-give-wal-mart...
