Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Surpreme Court and Walmart
The Supreme Court recently ruled in a case that was being led against Walmart. The case was led by Walmart employees, but not all. This case was led by women because of claims of sex discrimination. The women were trying to get justice for not being treated fairly at work (Walmart). This lawsuit started out with just a few women but quickly increased to over one million women over the nation. The Supreme Court ordered that the case was too complicated and that all of the women could file their own lawsuits instead of one big one. This means not as much money is involved, and a relief for Walmart. I believe that the Supreme Court did Walmart a huge favor by shooting down this case. Walmart is an extremely popular business chain that has stores located all over the world. They are known for their good points and their bad. Walmart is known to be a convenient store because everything you need is all right there. By shutting this case down, Walmart has saved a lot of money and is not affected. I do believe that if the women are being discriminated against, they should get justice, but the Supreme Court shutting the case down shows you whose side they are on. The Court is looking out for the economy and a big profit making company here in the United States. Can you blame them? The economy, as we all know, is not its best right now and every little save we can make helps. I believe this is the thinking that was behind those that voted against letting the Walmart case go forward. The women involved with the sex discrimination lawsuit can all separately fill and take action against Walmart, but how many of them actually will. Taking action will take money out of the women's pocket, which for most do not have the money to spend. The actual amount of women that will pursue a personal case against Walmart is slim to none because their chances of being rewarded are very low. All in all, the Supreme Court acted the way they thought was best by thinking about the economy not the people.
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