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Supreme Court Clarifies When Class Actions Are Appropriate in Discrimination Cases

June 24, 2011

By: Tom Greenholtz

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it tougher for employees to file class action claims against their employers for discrimination.   The Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes will have wide-ranging consequences on how federal courts handle future class action claims.

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