Should Wal-Mart's Gender Discrimination Suit Be Dropped?
Yesterday Wal-Mart asked the Supreme Court to throw out a class action gender discrimination suit that could cost the retailer billions of dollars in damages, and involve more than a million women in what has been described as the largest sex-discrimination class action.
According to an Aug. 25th Reuters article "The litigation has ground through the federal courts in California for nine years, including six at the 9th Circuit. In its Wednesday filing,
Wal-Mart argued that the appellate court's ruling created uncertainty in
the law detrimental to businesses beyond the retailer."
What do you think? Should the Supreme Court grant the retailer's request? Share your thoughts on the Diversity Executive network.
According to an Aug. 25th Reuters article "The litigation has ground through the federal courts in California for nine years, including six at the 9th Circuit. In its Wednesday filing,
Wal-Mart argued that the appellate court's ruling created uncertainty in
the law detrimental to businesses beyond the retailer."
What do you think? Should the Supreme Court grant the retailer's request? Share your thoughts on the Diversity Executive network.
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