Comments on: Dukes v. Wal-Mart: 9th Circuit Upholds Class Certification in $11 Billion Sexual Discrimination Case http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2007/12/11/dukes-v-wal-mart-9th-circuit-upholds-class-certification-in-11-billion-sexual-discrimination-case/ Legal news and tips for employees Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rodney Mesriani http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2007/12/11/dukes-v-wal-mart-9th-circuit-upholds-class-certification-in-11-billion-sexual-discrimination-case/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Rodney Mesriani Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2007/12/11/dukes-v-wal-mart-9th-circuit-upholds-class-certification-in-11-billion-sexual-discrimination-case/#comment-1769 I've been following the Dukes v Wal-Mart case and while the plaintiffs have indeed won at the federal court level and court of appeals -- the deliberation in the Supreme Court whether or not the class action lawsuit should proceed is going to be a toss-up. From what I've read, since most justices are male, many found the lawsuit to be too encompassing. But I also think that given how the numbers about women at work in Walmart show disparity (ex. 93 percent of all cashiers are women but they made less than their male counterparts which is $13,800 for women to $14,500 for men in the same position), the class action lawsuit should proceed. http://www.mesrianilaw.com/Wal-Mart-To-Face-Multi;Million-Dollar-Gender-Discrimination-Class-Suit.html I’ve been following the Dukes v Wal-Mart case and while the plaintiffs have indeed won at the federal court level and court of appeals — the deliberation in the Supreme Court whether or not the class action lawsuit should proceed is going to be a toss-up. From what I’ve read, since most justices are male, many found the lawsuit to be too encompassing. But I also think that given how the numbers about women at work in Walmart show disparity (ex. 93 percent of all cashiers are women but they made less than their male counterparts which is $13,800 for women to $14,500 for men in the same position), the class action lawsuit should proceed.

http://www.mesrianilaw.com/Wal-Mart-To-Face-Multi;Million-Dollar-Gender-Discrimination-Class-Suit.html

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