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发帖数: 23482 | 1 理由是：女工不能联合起来告，因为歧视她们的分别是各个分店的各个经理，不是
walmart
Wal-Mart wins Supreme Court sex-bias ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court threw out on Monday a massive
class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the
biggest ever such case, in a major victory for the world's largest retailer
and for big business in general.
The justices unanimously ruled that more than 1 million female employees
nationwide could not proceed together in the lawsuit seeking billions of
dollars and accusing Wal-Mart of paying women less and giving them fewer
promotions.
The Supreme Court agreed with Wal-Mart, the largest private U.S. employer,
that the class-action certification violated federal rules for such lawsuits.
It accepted Wal-Mart's argument that the female employees in different jobs
at 3,400 different stores nationwide and with different supervisors do not
have enough in common to be lumped together in a single class-action lawsuit.
The ruling was cheered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce business group as the
most important class action case in more than a decade but denounced by
women's groups.
It represented a major victory for Wal-Mart, which also has faced legal
battles including an attempt to unionize and to block the giant retailer
from opening stores in New York and other places.
"We are pleased with today's ruling and believe the court made the right
decision. Wal-Mart has had strong policies against discrimination for many
years," the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said in a statement.
Wal-Mart shares were up 18 cents to $53.02 in late trading after rising as
much as 1.3 percent earlier in the day.
Gisel Ruiz, a company executive vice president, said the ruling effectively
ended the class-action lawsuit.
Theodore Boutrous, Wal-Mart's lead attorney in the case, told reporters, "
This decision will have a significant impact on other class actions."
The court rejected class-action status but three remaining female plaintiffs
still can pursue their individual claims.
CLASS ACTION ENDS BUT LITIGATION DOESN'T
Lawyers for the plaintiffs acknowledged the ruling raised substantial
hurdles to bring such challenges forward but warned that Wal-Mart may regret
this route because it could lead to lengthier litigation in many more
courtrooms.
"I think it is a big win for very large companies because I think part of
the message from the majority's decision is ... there are companies that are
too big to be held accountable in a single forum for these kinds of
practices," said Joseph Sellers, a lawyer for the women who sued the
retailer.
He said they were considering options that included pursuing class-action
lawsuits with smaller groups of women or proceeding individually, noting
that more than 12,000 people have contacted them about discrimination at Wal
-Mart.
Two employees of Wal-Mart and its Sam's Club stores who were leading the
class-action effort were disappointed with the ruling but said that they
would continue their claims.
"We still are determined to go forward and we still are determined to
present our case in court and I believe that we will prevail there," said
Wal-Mart employee Betty Dukes.
The ruling in the biggest business case of the high court's 2010-11 term
could affect pending class-action lawsuits against the tobacco industry and
Costco Wholesale Corp.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said ending pay discrimination was a key
priority for President Barack Obama but that the U.S. government was not a
party to the lawsuit.
"Our lawyers are studying the decision right now to determine what effects
it might have," Carney said.
The Obama administration did not take a position in the top court case,
although the federal government's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
previously supported the workers.
MOST IMPORTANT CLASS-ACTION RULING SINCE 1960S
Christopher Landau, an attorney at the Chicago-based Kirkland & Ellis law
firm, called it the most important class-action decision since the 1960s. "
The days of 'drive-by' class certification are over," he said.
Justice Antonin Scalia concluded for the court majority that the Wal-Mart
class was not properly certified.
"Because respondents wish to sue about literally millions of employment
decisions at once, they need some glue holding the alleged reasons for all
those decisions together," he said.
The court's four other conservatives joined all of Scalia's ruling. The
court's four liberals joined part of it but dissented in another part.
Large class-action lawsuits make it easier for big groups of plaintiffs to
sue corporations and they have led to huge payouts by tobacco, oil and food
companies.
Companies such as Wal-Mart have sought to limit such lawsuits to individual
or small groups of plaintiffs. The Supreme Court, with a conservative
majority that often ruled for businesses, has rejected huge class-action
lawsuits.
The Supreme Court case is Wal-Mart Stores Inc v. Betty Dukes, No. 10-277. | E*V
发帖数: 17544 | 2 morning.
it was the headline yesterday for a whole day on nyt
retailer
【在 m*****5 的大作中提到】
: 理由是：女工不能联合起来告，因为歧视她们的分别是各个分店的各个经理，不是
: walmart
: Wal-Mart wins Supreme Court sex-bias ruling
: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court threw out on Monday a massive
: class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the
: biggest ever such case, in a major victory for the world's largest retailer
: and for big business in general.
: The justices unanimously ruled that more than 1 million female employees
: nationwide could not proceed together in the lawsuit seeking billions of
: dollars and accusing Wal-Mart of paying women less and giving them fewer
| H*********S
发帖数: 22772 | 3 真的要人权，要democracy，walmart根本没法做到今天这么成功 | m*****5
发帖数: 23482 | 4 walmart很恶心的，给员工那点工资，员工还得去medicaid拿医疗，等于我们纳税人在
给walmart补贴，然后他们的员工也一肚子的不爽，动不动就给顾客脸色看 | m*****5
发帖数: 23482 | 5
可是没人来讨论嘛，大家都对美女有兴趣
【在 E*V 的大作中提到】
: morning.
: it was the headline yesterday for a whole day on nyt
:
: retailer
| d********t
发帖数: 9628 | 6
去沃尔玛的都是中低收入人群，享受沃尔玛补贴，富人缴税补贴沃尔玛，挺不错啊。
【在 m*****5 的大作中提到】
: walmart很恶心的，给员工那点工资，员工还得去medicaid拿医疗，等于我们纳税人在
: 给walmart补贴，然后他们的员工也一肚子的不爽，动不动就给顾客脸色看
| m*****5
发帖数: 23482 | 7
富人？富人都是股东，本来税率就低
【在 d********t 的大作中提到】
:
: 去沃尔玛的都是中低收入人群，享受沃尔玛补贴，富人缴税补贴沃尔玛，挺不错啊。
| d********t
发帖数: 9628 | 8
是股东的那群富人还是很少的，而且税率不低。美国是唯一一个对美国人全球课税的国
家。
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: 富人？富人都是股东，本来税率就低
| s********i
发帖数: 17328 | 9 5 vs 4, it is good enough to me. The class action case is not very strong to
me. |
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