Wal-Mart to face court trial
{{date|February 7, 2007}}
[[Image:Walmart exterior.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A typical Wal-Mart store exterior.]]

A federal court has upheld a ruling given in 2004 granting [[w:class action|class action]] status for a suit against the American retail giant [[w:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]]. As many as 1.6 million or more women employees might file [[w:Lawsuit|civil suits]] alleging Wal-Mart discriminated against their sex.

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Six women in 2001 claimed that the company paid them less than men. 

"It is time for Wal-Mart to face the music," said Brad Seligman, a lawyer representing the female plaintiffs. "Two courts now have ruled that Wal-Mart is going to have to face a jury ... We fully expect Wal-Mart to keep appealing but we're very confident now that two courts have upheld this (class) certification."

"Factual evidence, statistical evidence and anecdotal evidence present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support plaintiff's contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination," said Judge Martin Jenkins.

This lawsuit only counts for female workers that have worked for the company since December 26, 1998.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21187127-36375,00.html
|title=Wal-Mart loses bid to silence women
|author=Patti Waldmeir
|pub=The Australian
|date=February 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6336753.stm
|title=Wal-Mart bias case to go to trial
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=February 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2007-02-07T004622Z_01_N06255418_RTRUKOC_0_US-WALMART-CLASSACTION.xml&WTmodLoc=EntNewsMusic_R1_ousiv-1
|title=Wal-Mart faces historic sex bias case
|author=Jim Christie
|pub=Reuters
|date=February 6, 2007}}

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A typical Wal-Mart store exterior.

A federal court has upheld a ruling given in 2004 granting class action status for a suit against the American retail giant Wal-Mart. As many as 1.6 million or more women employees might file civil suits alleging Wal-Mart discriminated against their sex.

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Six women in 2001 claimed that the company paid them less than men. 

"It is time for Wal-Mart to face the music," said Brad Seligman, a lawyer representing the female plaintiffs. "Two courts now have ruled that Wal-Mart is going to have to face a jury ... We fully expect Wal-Mart to keep appealing but we're very confident now that two courts have upheld this (class) certification."

"Factual evidence, statistical evidence and anecdotal evidence present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support plaintiff's contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination," said Judge Martin Jenkins.

This lawsuit only counts for female workers that have worked for the company since December 26, 1998.
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