Dukes v. Wal-Mart is a gender discrimination lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, which is the largest civil rights class action suit in U.S. history, seeks compensation for women employed by Wal-Mart who claim that they were paid less than men employed in similar roles and that they were given less opportunity to advance.
The women argue that, company-wide, Wal-Mart had no system in place to ensure that employees in similar jobs received similar compensation and that mostly-male managers, were allowed to give raises and promotions at their sole discretion, resulting in women being paid lower salaries and given fewer promotions..
