The Supreme Court on Monday said it would take up a case to decide whether 1.5 million female employees of Wal-Mart can sue the company in one class-action suit.
The women are pursuing job discrimination claims in what would be the largest employment class-action suit in U.S. history. Walmart is appealing a lower court’s decision that the case can go forward.
Cynthia Murray, a Walmart Associate from Laurel said Monday she was “deeply” disapponted the case (Dukes vs. Walmart) will be delayed even further.
“Walmart believes it is too big for justice, but the gender discrimination at Walmart stores is documented and real,” she said. “Women associates all over the United States have lost promotions and pay raises simply by being female, costing them and their families hundreds of millions of dollars. The women of Walmart deserve their day in court.”
If the Supreme Court decides the women cannot continue with their case as a class-action lawsuit, each woman would have to file individually to try and recover lost wage rates and promotions — something most of them could not afford to do.
