Anne Bucher  |  November 10, 2017

Category: Labor & Employment

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walmart-now-hiring-signSeven plaintiffs who were Class Members in the Wal-Mart v. Dukes class action lawsuit that was tossed in 2011 by the U.S. Supreme Court have filed a new Walmart class action lawsuit in Florida federal court accusing Walmart and Sam’s Club of engaging in unlawful gender discrimination with regard to female employees’ compensation and promotional opportunities.

Plaintiffs Kathleen Forbes, Lisa O’Brien, Lou Ann Hawes, Linda Ray, Judith Danneman, Bridgette Bramley and Edna Remington claim Walmart has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and have asked the court to order Walmart to correct its allegedly unlawful gender-biased employment practices and to provide appropriate relief to women who were adversely affected by the practices.

“This action springs from Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the national class action filed more than ten years ago,” the Walmart class action lawsuit says. “In Dukes, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California certified a national class of female Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club employees challenging Wal-Mart’s retail store pay and management promotion policies as discriminatory against women.”

“On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court reversed that class certification order, imposing new guidelines for class actions in Title VII employment discrimination cases.”

Instead of filing the Walmart class action lawsuit on behalf of a nationwide Class like the one rejected by the Supreme Court in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the seven plaintiffs have instead filed the new Walmart gender discrimination class action lawsuit on behalf of three regional classes of current and former female Walmart and Sam’s Club employees.

The three regions—Walmart Region 10, Walmart Region 46, and Sam’s Club Region 6—are all located in the Southeastern United States.

“In each of the above Regions, Wal-Mart maintained a pattern or practice of gender discrimination in compensation and promotion,” the Walmart pay bias class action lawsuit alleges. “And, in each of the above Regions, the compensation and promotion policies and practices of Wal-Mart had a disparate impact, not justified by business necessity, on its female employees in the Region.”

According to the Walmart class action lawsuit, the putative Class Members were denied equal opportunities for promotion and were denied equal pay for hourly and salaried positions. The plaintiffs estimate that each regional Class includes at least 10,000 women.

The Walmart class action lawsuit includes several allegations of gender-biased comments that were received from male assistant managers at Walmart stores, including comments that women were unable to perform certain management jobs because they have children and that their focus should be on their home lives rather than getting promoted.

The plaintiffs also point to specific circumstances in which a male employee was paid more than a female employee for doing the same job. According to the Walmart class action lawsuit, management failed to redress the pay disparity after it was brought to their attention.

The plaintiffs are represented by Joseph Sellers, Christine Webber, Leslie Kroeger and Diana Martin of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Cathleen Scott and Lindsey Wagner of Scott Wagner and Associates PA.

The Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit is Kathleen Forbes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Case No. 9:17-cv-81225, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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48 thoughts onNew Walmart Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed

  1. Mika says:

    How do you get added i have a right to sue but no lawyer will touch walmart

    1. Top Class Actions says:

      The case is still moving through the courts and has not yet reached a settlement. Claim forms are usually not made available to consumers until after a court approved settlement is reached. Setting up a free account with Top Class Actions will allow you to receive instant updates on ANY article that you ‘Follow’ on our website. A link to creating an account may be found here: https://topclassactions.com/signup/. You can then ‘Follow’ the article above, and get notified immediately when we post updates!

  2. Lisa M haley says:

    I worked for walmart .
    I was definitely dicrimated against.

  3. Lisa M haley says:

    Please tell me how to be added on the plaintiff list

  4. Lisa M haley says:

    Add me plz

  5. Torrin Oreacy Perry says:

    How do we apply

  6. Kelley says:

    How do we get in on this? I’ve been on the other one since 2004 ?

    1. Lauren Birdwell says:

      I want to get in on this too, I worked for the Walmart in Pensacola on blue angel parkway as a cashier and I applied to be a csm and was passed over and the the position was given to a male of Coler who was there less time than I was and had far less experience than I had. Now I have no problem with race but I do have a problem with be pushed down for a promotion because of my gender. My name is Lauren Birdwell but at the time it was Lauren Long and I can be reached by email at lbirdwell1980@gmail.com

  7. Michelle says:

    I need in on the Walmart lawsuits they discriminated me bad, I interviewed for salary over 15 times they always chose a less qualified male

  8. Lori says:

    I was a support manager for walmart for 5 years mwn who were hired after me in the same position I held made $18 thats $3 mire then what I was making then when I questioned management about it i was fired I have paperwork from the EEOC that states that I should sue walmart I just cant find a Lawyer to sue them

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