Wal-Mart Defeats Largest Class Action For Gender Discrimination; All Employers Benefit From Reduced Risk Of Class Claims Arising Out Of Subjective Decisions By Managers

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Wal-Mart Defeats Largest Class Action For Gender Discrimination; All Employers Benefit From Reduced Risk Of Class Claims Arising Out Of Subjective Decisions By Managers

In a far-reaching and favorable decision for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes barred the "most expansive class action ever" as lacking evidence of the "common policy of discrimination" necessary for class treatment. Betty Dukes, a Wal-Mart greeter, and two other female ...

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