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Supreme Court to Hear Key Wal-Mart Sex Bias Case Next Week

The largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit ever will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 29, pitting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against female employees who seek billions of dollars. The justices will decide whether the small group of women who began …

IBM Pays $10M to Settle Foreign Corrupt Practice Complaint

IBM has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a complaint its employees bribed South Korean and Chinese officials with cash, gifts and entertainment in return for business for more than a decade. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged …