U.S. Supreme Court to review Wal-Mart class action

The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review whether a huge employment discrimination class action can proceed against Wal-Mart.  The review follows rulings by judges in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals certifying the largest-ever employment discrimination class action.  According to plaintiffs in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., up to one million or more past and current female employees of Wal-Mart suffered discrimination in pay and promotions.

See our earlier coverage of the case here and here.