Supreme Court derails discrimination suit against Wal-Mart

Washington - A sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Martpandora uk charms cannot move forward as a class action, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The lawsuit against the world's biggest retailer was filed in 2001 by six women who claimedtory burch outlet the company had discriminated against them in training, promotions and pay. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco tory burch shoeslater ruled that the case could proceed as a class action and said potential plaintiffs include all of the roughly 1.6 million "women employed in any Wal-Mart store in the United States from December 1998 on." In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court tiffany jewelry outletsaid that there could not be a class action suit in this case, something along the lines of what Wal-Mart had argued. "We are pleased with today's ruling and believe the court made the right decision. Wal-Mart has had strong policies against discrimination for many years," Executive Vice President Gisel Ruiz said on beats by drebehalf of the Arkansas-based giant. The high court ruled that the plaintiffs' attorneys had not proven that a general policy existed at Wal-Mart to discriminate on the basis of sex.  http://pandoracharms-store.com  http://pandorasilverjewelry.com