What did the Supreme Court decision in the Wal-Mart case? And more importantly, how did it justify its decision? (HINT: the key word here is “commonality” (and how it relates to “class-action lawsuit”). Try to understand this legal term, as it is key to the court’s decision).

Walmart vs Dukes was a case broken down to its logistics. It was concluded that 1.5 million women could not partake in a class-action lawsuit. The decision was finalized by “commonality”. All the women in the case served different positions at work. It also showed that there was no “real” pattern. Though the women in the case did not receive the same pay as their male co-workers, other women who were also employed did not have this issue. There was no commonality between them therefore, the case was not granted a win.