Today’s column is the second of a two-part series discussing numerous rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2010-11 term in the area of labor and employment law.
Employee Class
In Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S.Ct. 2541 (June 20, 2011), the Court held 5-4 that a large and diverse class—encompassing approximately 1.5 million female employees, both salaried and hourly with a range of positions, who are or were employed at one or more of Wal-Mart’s 3,400 stores across the country—was not properly certified by a lower court.
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