Season 1 · Episode 263
The Supreme Court and the Walmart Gender Discrimination Class-Action
The Supreme Court and the Walmart Gender Discrimination Class-Action
Lawyer 2 Lawyer · Attorney J. Craig Williams and Legal Talk Network
December 9, 201032m 23s
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Show Notes
A lawsuit on behalf of 500,000 women employees against Walmart is under review by the Supreme Court to decide whether it can proceed as a class action. Guest host, Attorney Marsha Kazarosian welcomes Professor Marcia L. McCormick, from Saint Louis University School of Law and co-editor and contributor to the Workplace Prof Blog, to discuss the largest employment discrimination case in U.S. history. They take a look at the alleged gender discrimination at Walmart, the criteria for the Supreme Court to decide on this class action issue and the impact this case could have on employment law and discrimination within companies.