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  Class action: 集体诉讼
[ 2004-06-25 01:00 ]

近日,世界最大的零售商沃尔玛公司的性别歧视案被确定为集体诉讼。这起集体诉讼的原告方为沃尔玛自1998年以来的所有女性员工,总人数达到160万。这是美国历史上涉案人数最多的一起集体诉讼案。外电的报道这样说:A federal judge in the United States ruled that a sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, can be pursued as a class action lawsuit. The suit could involve 1.6 million American women. class action是个法律名词,就是“集体诉讼”的意思。原告方面认定,历年来沃尔玛在薪资和升迁两个方面歧视女性,消息传出后,沃尔玛股价大跌。