ANNOUNCEMENTS

Impact Fund Settles Racial Profiling Class Action

(October 26, 2011)
Four years ago, five African-American women accused the City of Antioch and its police department of engaging in a concerted campaign of intimidation, harassment, and discrimination against African-American families who get federal assistance with their rent through the Section 8 Program.

Last night, the City of Antioch approved a settlement in Williams v. Antioch, thereby submitting its police department to federal court supervision and immediately halting police focus on African-American Section 8 recipients. The plaintiffs will also receive compensation.

See the full press release here.

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Court Sets Filing Deadlines For Former Wal-Mart Class Members

(August 19, 2011)
The district court issued an order on August 19, 2011 setting deadlines for former class members in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores to file a lawsuit or a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Former class members who have received a right to sue letter from the EEOC for claims of pay and management promotion discrimination must file suit by October 28, 2011.

Read the order here.  

The Impact Fund's 2011 Annual Report is now available

 

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Brad Seligman and Betty Dukes outside the courthouse after successful ruling on Wal-Mart case, June 22, 2004.

Named Plaintiffs Stephanie Odle, Betty Dukes, Christine Kwapnoski, Dee Gunter, and Edith Arana, at the Supreme Court for Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores oral argument on March 29, 2011.

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The Battle Against Wal-Mart: What’s Next?

The Supreme Court has ruled that nationwide class claims against Wal-Mart may not go forward, however sex discrimination claims may still be pursued.

On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court reversed the class certification decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Click here to read the Supreme Court’s decision. While the plaintiffs and class counsel are disappointed at the decision, our battle for equal opportunity for women at Wal-Mart will continue.

The Supreme Court’s decision addressed only whether a nationwide class action could go forward. It did not rule on whether Wal-Mart discriminated against women, nor whether you may pursue an individual claim of sex discrimination.

If You Worked At Wal-Mart Store at any time since December 26, 1998 and were denied equal pay or promotion to store management positions, it is important that you act promptly to protect your rights to pursue your claim.

Please see the case website for more information.

For more detailed case information and documents, including charts, pleadings, declarations, and extracts of video-tape depositions, please click here.

Costco Gender Discrimination Class Action
Will Get A Second Look

On September 16, 2011, the Ninth Circuit issued an order sending the class certification back to the district court for reconsideration under the Supreme Court's ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. You can read the order here.

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