Part of It Whether They Want To Be, Or Not

Rainbough, over at Somewhere Over the Rainbough, casts her eye on the new class action certified WalMart discrimination suit, that is worth taking the time to read.  An excerpt for your consideration.

"I almost got a job at Wal-mart once when a new one opened up in Athens, GA. Now I am glad that I didn’t, because if I had I would now be one of the 1.6 million women “current and former” employees being represented in the class that is suing Wal-Mart, whether I like it or not.

That means that the lawyers will make it appear to the jury that their are actually 1.6 million women who have been wronged, and 1.6 million women who need to be repaired for the damages. The jury if they decide in favor of the plaintiffs will then try to choose an amount to charge Wal-mart both for the actual damages caused (I use “actual very very loosely in this context) and for “punitive damages.” Punitive means they are charging a little (or a lot) extra as punishment to make sure you have learned your lesson."

The post is titled “No Please, Let Me Pay For That."

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