Supreme Court Reverses Certification of Wal-Mart Class Action
The Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit's decision to certify a plaintiff class of about 1.5 million current or former female Wal-Mart employees, who alleged that the discretion exercised by their local supervisors over…
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pay and promotion matters discriminated against women. The plaintiffs sought an award of injunctive and declaratory relief and backpay. Among other things, the Supreme Court held that the class was improperly certified as there were no questions of law or fact common to the class to hold together the alleged reasons for the employment decisions.