Wal-Mart V. Dukes Case

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A stakeholder’s morals and issues rotate around the connections that they have with their Shareholders. In this case study the stakeholder Wal-Mart Inc. had been demonstrating discriminatory actions toward certain shareholders such as their female employees. (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2013). For instance, take the Wal-Mart v. Dukes case. This case included a group of women that sued their company on the basis of discrimination. The discrimination consisted of the way they treated women when it came to their pay, promotions, and disabilities. Led by plaintiff Betty Dukes, they alleged gender discrimination in standard policies that had affected everybody. Initially, the district court decided to certify a class action suit as the

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