Will a Legacy of Discrimation be the New Asbesteosis

[danieldwilliam]

A few women who are suing Wal-mart over long running sex discrimination are seeking to broaden their suit into a class action involving every woman who has worked for Wal-Mart since the 80's.

I have no special insight to offer on the correctness of their individual assertions or the correctness of widening the case to a class action. I'm glad they are suing.

If successful I wonder if an interesting side effect will be the creation of large, unquantified and hidden potential liabilities in large corporations and spread at random through the population. Tricky one to price into your share price evaluation or credit rating for municipal bonds.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12888425