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Labor/Employment

Aug. 8, 2013

Judge rejects narrower class in Wal-Mart discrimination case

In yet another blow to their efforts to hold Wal-Mart Stores Inc. responsible for alleged systemic gender discrimination, former employees of the big box retailer lost their bid to certify a statewide class late last week in the Northern D


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In yet another blow to their efforts to hold Wal-Mart Stores Inc. responsible for alleged systemic gender discrimination, former employees of the big box retailer lost their bid to certify a statewide class late last week in the Northern District. Employment attorneys said the defeat demonstrates the growing difficulty of getting discrimination class actions to trial even when a judge indicates there is signif...

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