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In June, a California court gave the green light to the largest employment practices lawsuit in history – a class action, including a claim for punitive damages, by almost 2 million women against Wal-Mart for gender discrimination and harassment.
In July, the EEOC announced a $54 million settlement with Morgan Stanley for claimed gender discrimination and harassment violations.
These cases (and a few more that may also become headlines in the near future) are providing vast amounts of publicity to the rights of employees to sue their employers, and garner huge amounts of money in the process.
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