Fighting For Your Discrimination Rights in California
Breaking News - Recent Legal Decisions
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court decided in the case of Dukes v. Wal-mart Stores, Inc. that a group of potentially a million current and former female employees at Wal-mart and Sam’s Club stores across the country cannot sue Wal-mart Stores, Inc. as a class. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Scalia, writing for the majority, stated that the female employees failed to point to a “companywide pay and promotion discrimination policy” and therefore could not proceed with the case as a class action.
While women who worked or have worked for Wal-mart may no longer pursue their claims as a class, the Supreme Court decision did not address whether Wal-mart violated laws prohibiting sex discrimination. Women who believe that they were discriminated against by Wal-mart based on their gender may still pursue their claims, they only cannot do so in a class action.
The ruling allows women whose claims existed from December 26, 1998 to the present to pursue their claims in court. However, there are time limits on when these claims can be brought. Any current or former employees who think they were discriminated against in pay and promotions at Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club Stores should act promptly in order to protect their rights.
Winer & McKenna, LLP specializes in representing employees in
Employment Discrimination and Sex Discrimination cases. Because of the successes of the law firm including verdicts and settlements totaling more than $130,000,000, including some record breaking settlements and verdicts, we can afford to be very selective in the cases that we choose. When we do accept a case, we give it the attention it deserves.
A law firm that handles sex and employment discrimination cases must provide sensitive representation while being willing to stand up to large corporations. The Law Offices of Winer & McKenna, LLP has taken on the nation's biggest corporations, government entities and insurance companies for the last xx22 years. We have received outstanding results in sexual discrimination cases. See Significant Cases. We have also helped rebuild the lives of and empowered many employment discrimination victims. See Testimonials.
If you have been the victim of employment or sexual discrimination, it is time to stand up to your employer and take your life back.
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