Over six years before getting hit with the largest sex discrimination lawsuit in history, a prominent law firm warned Wal-Mart and Sam's Club that their organization was rife with widespread gender disparities in pay and promotion. The environment was so bad the lawyers urged the company to take such basic steps as posting all job openings and creating specific goals to promote women and minorities--or risk facing significant liabilities. These steps would be just the beginning, but without significant changes to the way it did business, Wal-Mart would find it difficult to "fashion a persuasive explanation for disproportionate employment patterns." Wal-Mart decided to ignore this advice.
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