Walmart Class Action Suit

Walmart's Criminal Problems - Much Bigger Than NewsCorp's

Carl Pope | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Mexico, Human Rights, Environmental Policy, Walmart Class Action Suit, Walmart, Walmart Corruption, New York Times, Wal-Mart, Business News

Walmart's much heralded commitment to ethical behavior has once again proven to be a pathetically flimsy shield against the driving imperative of its "grow at any cost" business model.

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Wal-Mart Is the 1 Percent

Head-Roc | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price, Walmart, Walmart Jobs, Walmart Benefits, Walmart Class Action Suit, Dc Walmart, Walmart Dc, DC News

It is amazing to me that, with all the very public knowledge begging for serious questioning of the integrity of Walmart, that D.C. elected officials and community leaders are all accepting the company's propaganda campaigns.

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Women Sue Walmart Alleging Gender Discrimination In Calif. Stores

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Walmart, Walmart Discrimination, Gender Bias, Video, Gender Discrimination, Walmart Class Action Suit, Business News, Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit California, Discrimination Suit, Discrimination, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Women pursuing discrimination claims against Wal-Mart filed a reformulated lawsuit Thursday alleging the world's largest...

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Equal Pay for Equal Work

Christine Bork | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Pay Inequity, Walmart Class Action Suit, Pay Gap, Paycheck Fairness Act, Gender Pay Inequality, Gender Pay Gap, Chicago News

Many critics believe pay differences between men and women are simply a matter of personal choices, like women choosing to take time off to raise children. Research proves otherwise.

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It's Time For Congress To Act On The Paycheck Fairness Act

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Off the Sidelines, Walmart, Walmart Supreme Court Ruling, Walmart Class Action Suit, Paycheck Fairness Act, Equal Pay, Women News

In the U.S. today, women are paid only 78 cents on the dollar that men make. If the highest court in the land won't protect women from discrimination in the workplace, then we must stand together and demand action from Congress.

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Democrats Reintroduce Equal Rights Amendment Following Walmart Ruling

Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equal Rights Amendment, Walmart, Gender Discrimination, Walmart Class Action Suit, Sex Discrimination, Robert Menendez, Carolyn Maloney, Era, Women News

On the heels of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling that female employees could not bring a class-action sex discrimination suit against Wal-mart...

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Wal-Mart: Another Brick in the Wall of Corporate Privilege

Nan Aron | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Walmart Sex Discrimination, Supreme Court Walmart Ruling, Walmart, Walmart Gender Discrimination, Walmart Lawsuit, Walmart Class Action Suit, Walmart Discrimination, Politics News

Wal-Mart v. Dukes is just the latest example of the five-vote conservative majority's unrelenting effort to prevent everyday Americans from using the courts to battle corporate misconduct.

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Expanding the Employment Discrimination Defense Manual

Naomi Cahn | Posted 08.20.2011

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In a sleight of hand trick that would make Penn & Teller proud, Justice Scalia has expanded his employment discrimination defense manual available to any employer defending against any type of discrimination claim.

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What The Blocked Wal-Mart Suit Means For Women

Lenora M. Lapidus | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Career & Money, Walmart Sex Bias, Walmart, Walmart-Sexism, Walmart Class Action Suit, Walmart Ruling, Walmart Supreme Court Ruling, Walmart Sex Bias Suit, Women News

The court discounted evidence, emphasized in Justice Ginsburg's partial dissent, that women were paid less than men in every Wal-Mart region. The implications of this decision are major.

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What's At Stake In The Massive Walmart Anti-Discrimination Case Before The Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Wal-Mart v Dukes, Class Action, Discrimination Law Suits, Workplace Issues, Dukes v. Walmart, Wal-Mart, Anti-Discrimination, Walmart Supreme Court, Walmart Class Action Suit, Business News

Walmart Stores, the ...

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'Janie Q's' Class Warfare at Wal-Mart

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hooters, Women of Wal-Mart, Sex Discrimination, 1.6 Million Workers, Collective Bargaining, U.S. Supreme Court, Class Action, Walmart Class Action Suit, Wal Mart, Wal-Mart Class Action Suit, Business News

While public employees fight for their collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin, the Janie Q's of Wal-Mart illustrate what happens to those workers in the private sector who have no bargaining rights at all.

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Betty Dukes, Wal-Mart Greeter, Leads Class Action Suit

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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PITTSBURG, Calif. — As a "greeter," the cheerful Betty Dukes is one of the first employees customers usually see as they walk through the front ...

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