In addition, a federal appeals court has certified the largest class-action employment lawsuit in U.S. history over alleged gender bias in pay and promotions.
The EEOC lawsuit accused Wal-Mart of regularly hiring male workers for warehouse jobs at its London, Ky., distribution center from Jan. 1, 1998, through Feb. 15, 2005, and denying jobs to equally or better qualified female applicants. The lawsuit was filed in August 2001.
In this case, Wal-Mart and the EEOC signed a 5-year contract that stipulates the retailer must hire women for the next 50 order-filler positions, offer women half of the following 50 positions and a third of the positions thereafter.
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