The court sided unanimously with Walmart on one question, concerning back pay.

法院一致在欠付工资的问题上支持沃尔玛。

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On the other, 1.5m women (personified in the case by one Walmart greeter, Betty Dukes, pictured above) suing Walmart for alleged discrimination in pay and promotion.

诉讼的一方是企业巨头，另一方则是150万女员工（以沃尔接待员贝蒂杜克为集体诉讼代表人，见上图）起诉沃尔玛在工资及晋升方面存在性别歧视。

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So, in theory, we could in fact get WalMart to pay the same as Costco by making similarly efficient use of labor: that is, firing between two thirds and three quarters of their staff.

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Back home in the US Walmart does not have to pay that tax again to Uncle Sam: obviously not, that would stop any US company from wanting to do business abroad.

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The uncharacteristically generous nod to worker needs was short lived as the company partially pulled back on the commitment in 2011, citing premium rate increases that Walmart deemed beyond their capacity to pay.

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