Texas District Court Allows Former Dukes Plaintiffs To Appeal Dismissal Of Discrimination Claims Found Time-Barred

As we previously reported, on October 28, 2012, former class members in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. filed a lawsuit entitled Odle, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3:11-CV -2954 (N.D. Tex.), a “tag-along” case to the oft-cited, and still pending, Wal-Mart class action. Plaintiff Stephanie Odle and six other named plaintiffs filed the suit on behalf of themselves and approximately 50,000 female Wal-Mart employees, alleging that they were subjected to gender discrimination as a result of specific policies and practices in Wal-Mart’s regions located in whole or in part in Texas. Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged gender discrimination by denying equal opportunities for promotion to management track positions, and denying equal pay for both hourly retail store positions and for salaried management positions. 

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