US agency says Walmart likely discriminated against female workers: WSJ

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Walmart Inc likely discriminated against 178 female workers by paying less or denying promotions or both because of their gender, the U.S. Equal ...

REUTERS: Walmart Inc likely discriminated against 178 female workers by paying less or denying promotions or both because of their gender, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in memos reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the newspaper said on Tuesday .

Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman, said Walmart told the EEOC it was willing to engage in a"conciliatory process," though in most cases the agency's reasonable cause findings were"vague and non-specific." A lawyer who has acted as a co-counsel for women who filed complaints could not immediately be reached for comment.In 2011, Walmart convinced the US Supreme Court not to let roughly 1.5 million female workers complaining about pay and promotions sue in a class action, with a majority of justices concluding the women had too little in common to sue as a group.

 

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