August 22, 2014
A Wisconsin federal judge on Friday sounded a death knell in one of the regional sex bias suits filed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Dukes decision, finding against a handful of employees who continued to pursue individual claims.
May 28, 2013
A Wisconsin federal judge Friday dismissed the class claims from a regional gender bias suit brought against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by women covered by the Dukes class the U.S. Supreme Court disbanded in 2011, saying the narrowed class suffered from the same defects as its nationwide predecessor.
May 16, 2013
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told a Wisconsin federal court Wednesday that the D.C. Circuit's recent decision vacating the National Labor Relations Board's notice posting rule bolstered its bid to nix class gender bias claims from women covered by the disbanded nationwide Dukes class.
April 17, 2013
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. urged a Wisconsin federal court Monday to toss the allegedly time-barred class claims in a regional gender bias suit brought by women who were part of the nationwide Dukes class, arguing that extending limitations periods is a policy decision reserved for legislators, not courts.
February 26, 2013
Five women have slapped Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with a proposed gender bias class action in Wisconsin, marking the fifth regional gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dukes ruling nixed a nationwide class in a Title VII suit against the retail giant.