Many big businesses fear that if the Supreme Court does allow a class action lawsuit to go ahead, it could open the floodgates to many similar large-scale discrimination cases.
很多大型公司担忧，如果最高法院此次允许集体诉讼，将开启很多类似大规模歧视案件的先河。
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The plaintiffs who have brought a class action on behalf of 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees allege that they, too, faced discrimination in pay and promotion.
It has created a group of second-class citizens. It's a source of social stratification, inequality and discrimination, and that is why many feel it should be removed.