Posted on 03/29/2011 10:07:04 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday exposed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to billions of dollars in legal damages when it ruled a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial.
In its 6-5 ruling, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the world's largest private employer will have to face charges that it pays women less than men for the same jobs and that female employees receive fewer promotions and have to wait longer for those promotions than male counterparts.
The retailer has fiercely fought the lawsuit since it was first filed by six women in federal court in San Francisco in 2001 and said it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The ruling "opens up every company in America that has employees to class actions like this," said Theodore Boutrous, the company's lead lawyer on the largest gender bias class action in U.S. history.
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That’s what I’m thinking. This move is UNION backed.
Got that right. Having a collective bargaining agreement absolves you of this sort of legal action.
(translation: you can freeely dis your female employees so long as they are all paying dues which can be laundered back to the Democrat Party)
I know someone who was a manager at Walmarts. He had to leave because after this suit was filed, a white man could not advance in the company. He was passed over for being the wrong gender and sex.
The case was appealed to SCOTUS, and arguments heard today.
Of course, you might not have found this, as it was posted in April of 2010. Twice in fact: Wal-Mart to face Massive class-action suit (9th circus)
Anyway, the first link had hundreds of comments, so might be of interest historically.
Of course, you might not have found this, as it was posted in April of 2010. Twice in fact: Wal-Mart to face Massive class-action suit (9th circus)
Anyway, the first link had hundreds of comments, so might be of interest historically.
Certain metro transits have a policy to lock the bus doors if there's an accident to prevent just that.
Help me out here. I believe the 9th circus has had their decisions reversed 85% of the time. They attempt to write their own laws on almost every case.
Exactly.....if you've got deep pockets, you WILL be sued for fleecing by them.....count on it.
It doesn't matter what conjured-up/trumped-up allegations that are made, you just get an OJ Jury seated, and/or a Liberal Activist Judge.
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