1. Does this case involve a claim of disparate treatment or disparate impact? Explain?
2. What changes to the Civil Rights Act made by Congress in 1991 would have affected the remedies sought by the plaintiffs in this case? Explain.
3. Why did the plaintiffs bring the case under the Civil Act rather than the Equal Pay Act? Explain.
4. If the plaintiff's can demonstrate that only certain parts of the policies and procedures instituted by Wal-Mart are discriminatory, will they still prevail? Explain.
5. Is the statistical evidence convincing in this case? Explain.
6. Do you agree with the dissenting opinion? Why or why not?