Class action: 集體訴訟 [ 2004-06-25 01:00 ] 近日,世界最大的零售商沃爾瑪公司的性別歧視案被確定為集體訴訟。這起集體訴訟的原告方為沃爾瑪自1998年以來的所有女性員工,總人數達到160萬。這是美國歷史上涉案人數最多的一起集體訴訟案。外電的報道這樣說: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是個法律名詞,就是“集體訴訟”的意思。原告方面認定,歷年來沃爾瑪在薪資和升遷兩個方面歧視女性,消息傳出后,沃爾瑪股價大跌。
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