Labor/Employment
Dec. 12, 2012
Plaintiffs can file for class certification in gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart's effort to block a gender discrimination lawsuit hit an obstacle Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled the company could not appeal his decision to allow employees and former employees to file for class certification.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Wal-Mart's effort to block a gender discrimination lawsuit hit an obstacle Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled the company could not appeal his decision to allow employees and former employees to file for class certification.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a much larger version of the case in 2011, overturning class certification for more than 1 million women. Plaintiffs plan to file for cla...
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