Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart also faces a lawsuit, filed in 2001, that accuses it of discriminating against female employees and retaliating against those who complained.

• 总部设在阿肯色州本通威尔的沃尔玛还面对2001年的一场官司，它被控歧视女性雇员，并对出头控告的人打击报复。