Appeals court upholds women's right to sue Wal-Mart for alleged discrimination
Washington Post
Yian Q. Mui
4/26/2010
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that thousands of female Wal-Mart employees can sue the world's largest retailer as a single class over allegations that it paid them less than men and gave them fewer promotions.
The 6 to 5 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco is the latest step in a nearly decade-long battle to bring the case to trial. Wal-Mart said that it now plans to request that the Supreme Court review the ruling. But attorneys for the women said they hope the case will go to trial by the end of the year.
"Our clients are determined to see this case through to its conclusion," said Joseph Sellers, a lawyer with Cohen Milstein and co-lead counsel on the case.