Wal-Mart v. Dukes Strikes Again - Sixth Circuit Denies Class Certification To Applicants In Title VII Gender Discrimination Case Against Cintas

On May 30, 2013, the Sixth Circuit decided that class certification denial was proper in a proposed nationwide sex discrimination class action against Cintas Corporation brought by female applicants rejected for sales representative jobs. See Davis v. Cintas Corp., No. 10-1662 (6th Cir. May 30, 2013). Notably, the Sixth Circuit relied extensively on Wal–Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541, 2562 (2011), demonstrating the applicability of the Wal-Mart decision’s reasoning in a hiring case. 

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