Walmart Court Case Impacts Farmingdale Retailers

The Supreme Court halted a discrimination lawsuit against Walmart on Monday, a decision with far-reaching impact for all Farmingdale big box retailers and their employees.

The suit was filed 10 years ago by a group of female workers in California, who claimed the company paid them lower wages and gave them fewer promotions than men. The decision is major win for Walmart, who was facing a $1 billion payout if the class suit went forward.

In Farmingdale, employers were not permitted to comment on the case, but their peers at other big box stores said they were unaffected by the ruling.

"No one at the store is really talking about the case," said Kasie Okeya, 22, who works in sales at . "Females are definitely valued here. The manager is a woman, as well as the district manager."

Over at , seven-year employee David Amador also didn't have much to say about the case and spoke highly of the company's open-door policy.

"It's a very fair environment," he said, adding that they encourage workers to advance at the company.

Walmart Executive vice president Gisel Ruiz issued a statement Monday afternoon.

"Walmart has had strong policies against discrimination for many years," she said. "As the majority made clear, the plaintiffs' claims were worlds away from showing a companywide discriminatory pay and promotion policy."