In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2004 federal judge's decision to let the nation's largest class-action employment discrimination lawsuit go to trial. The suit, as the Associated Press reports, claims that as many as 1.5 million current and former female employees at Wal-Mart earned less than men and were bypassed for promotions.
Here's what the court said in the decision, from the AP article Court says Wal-Mart must face bias trial:
"Plaintiff's expert opinions, 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," the court wrote.
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