Supreme Court sides with Wal-Mart in huge sex bias lawsuit

msnbc ^ | 20 june 2011

[rellimpank]

— The Supreme Court blocked the largest sexual-discrimination lawsuit ever from proceeding as a class action on Monday, handing a victory to Wal-Mart in a case that pitted the massive retailer against millions of its female employees.

The court’s decision could have broad implications for workers seeking jointly to sue their employers.

The justices overturned an earlier U.S. appeals court ruling that gave class-action status to 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees, past and present, seeking billions of dollars in a suit accusing the retailer of paying women less and giving them fewer promotions at the company

[UCANSEE2]

You really think these Wal-Mart greeters are puttin' out?

No. Which may explain why they are getting paid and promoted less. Isn't that what they are suing about?

It's either that, or they are using the GENDER excuse to cover for the possibility that they are of the more 'sedate' type who usually show this in their body fat percentage. The men who didn't get paid better/promoted were not approached by this lawsuit happy team. Wonder if it would turn out that there was a statistical correlation between the 'plump' and the 'skinny', and not between the sexes???

[Mrs. Don-o]

I wonder if it' possible they were paid and promoted less because they didn't have a good work record, didn't do a very good job, made costly mistakes, or failed to fulfil their job description ---as compared to those who did get raises and promotions?

A possibility?

I think it's less likely BMI, and more likely WEI (Whining, Entitlement Attitude).

Just a guess, of course.