"Rather than just seeking redress for their individual claims, six plaintiffs have won in federal courts the right to press their suit as a class action representing what could swell to 1 million female employees of the nation's largest private employer. Many of the women included in the class aren't active participants in the legal action and have voiced no claims of wrongdoing"
Wal-Mart Faces the Big Box of Bias Suits - BusinessWeek
All sounds rather legally complicated!! At least it will keep all the lawyers employed for a while
