SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest private employer, must face a class-action lawsuit alleging female employees were discriminated against in pay and promotions.
The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a 2004 federal judge's decision to let the nation's largest class-action employment discrimination lawsuit go to trial. The suit claims that as many as 1.5 million current and former female employees earned less than men and were bypassed for promotions.
The lawsuit exposes the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailing powerhouse to billions of dollars in damages.
The cases are Dukes v. Wal-Mart, 04-16688, 04-16720.
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