The United States Supreme Court stopped a class action lawsuit against Walmart.  A sexual discrimination claim could have affected 1.5 million employees.

In a 5 to 4 ruling the Supreme Court ruled there was not enough evidence to proceed with a lawsuit.  Originally Walmart was faced with thousands of smaller lawsuits, but lower courts agreed to merge the claims into one big class action lawsuit.

The main evidence of discrimination against women is the fact that 70% of Walmart hourly paid employees are women, yet less than 1/3 of salaried management positions are held by women.

Justice Ruth Ginsburg offered encouragement to the plaintiffs: “Walmart’s delegation of discretion over pay and promotions is a policy uniform throughout all stores…” and that plaintiffs should work to provide overwhelming proof of such.

Early reports said the Supreme Court voted against the lawsuit because chances were good Walmart would lose, and it would cost Walmart tens of millions in settlements.  Walmart has a track record of losing lawsuits, not just in the United States, but around the world.

In the words of Telly Savalis: “Who loves ya baby?”  It’s not your government that’s for sure.