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Labor/Employment

Sep. 26, 2012

Wal-Mart gender discrimination suit heads to class certification

Plaintiffs in the leaner version of an 11-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart passed the motion to dismiss stage Friday.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Plaintiffs in the leaner version of an 11-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. passed the motion to dismiss stage Friday - a major hurdle given the beating the case took last year before the U.S. Supreme Court.


But while the order was good news for plaintiffs, observers said the case still faces an uphill battle as plaintiffs prepare to file for class c...

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