9th Circuit Court Reaffirms Dukes v. Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Lawsuit as Class Action
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Contact: Stacie Lock Temple 202.557.7482 or 202.739.1020
Today, the 9th Circuit Court of U.S. Appeals issued a ruling in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart case which reaffirms that the largest gender discrimination class action lawsuit in the nation’s history will move forward. While a change in its original ruling may exclude a small fraction of the original 1.6 million plantiffs, it could also make it more difficult to overturn its class-action status.
The opinion brings these aggrieved women closer to their long-sought solution. To review or download the opinion, click here.
Wal-Mart Watch Spokesperson Stacie Temple released the following statement:
“ Wal-Mart has discriminated against its female managers and employees for years. It is shocking that a company which depends so deeply on women as customers treats its female employees so poorly. And now the 9th Circuit has once again reaffirmed that the case will move forward as a class action lawsuit.
Perhaps Wal-Mart’s leadership will finally recognize it would benefit by making substantive changes to its business practices; the company needs to fix its employment practices and stop discriminating against its workers for starters.”
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