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Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass For Bias From the Supreme Court

by Rinku Sen, Applied Research Center

June 21, 2011 - 2:17pm (Print)

The Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination case yesterday, a frustrating ruling that doesn’t challenge the existence of bias, but that exempts the company from accountability.

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High Court Bars Mass Sex Bias Case Vs. Wal-Mart

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The Supreme Court has blocked a major sex-discrimination lawsuit, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against other big U.S. companies. (June 20)

June 21, 2011 - 2:06pm

The Supreme Court has blocked a major sex-discrimination lawsuit, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against other big U.S. companies. (June 20)

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Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Lawsuit Against Walmart

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

June 20, 2011 - 10:19am (Print)

The Supreme Court ruled for Wal-Mart on Monday in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there, according to the Associated Press.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit is Class-Action

by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

December 6, 2010 - 12:19pm (Print)

In what could be a great boon for the retailer, the Supreme Court has announced it will hear Wal-Mart's appeal that the gender discrimination suit not be allowed as class-action.

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Will a Lame Duck Congress Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act?

by Amie Newman

November 15, 2010 - 11:31pm (Print)

The Paycheck Fairness Act is slated to come up for a vote this Wednesday, November 17th. Unless it passes, it could take another 50 years for women to achieve pay equity.

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Ohio's 'Pregnancy-Blind' Policies

by Amie Newman

June 23, 2010 - 5:13pm (Print)

A new mother in Ohio is fired for taking leave days after the birth of her baby. The Ohio Supreme Court rules the termination is perfectly legal.

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What a Drag: Why Can't Little Boys Wear Dresses?

by Anat Shenker-Osorio

February 26, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)

Tomorrow, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, my three-year-old son will dress as Queen Esther, the star of this show. But reactions to his choice show just how little room boys have for exploring different gender roles.

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Democrats Must Share Blame for Spread of Discrimination

by Donald Hitchcock

February 24, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Virginia’s Republican governor Bob McDonnell recently removed sexual orientation as a class protected from employment discrimination and wants to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. Blue Dog Democrats are partly to blame.

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VIDEOS: Insurance Company to Peggy Robertson: Want Coverage? Get Sterilized... and By the Way, Your Son is Too Small

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

October 21, 2009 - 12:31pm (Print)

Insurance denial continued: Now we have the case of Peggy Robertson, a woman who was denied coverage because of a prior C-section and told to get sterilized, and then her son was denied coverage for holding his breath, and for being too small.

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