On Wednesday, Wal-Mart Stores requested the Supreme Court to examine the biggest employment discrimination court case in American history.

The case was filed 9 years ago. The Supreme Court will review whether so many people filed the case jointly or the filing was done individually and in small groups.

The retailer is denying that it did any gender discrimination. Wal-Mart lawyer Theodore Boutrous Jr. said that if the charges against the Company are proved then it would certainly smear the Company’s reputation. He also said the Company wants the favour of other business owners in the case.

The case started with a woman, Stephanie Odle, who was an Assistant Store Manager in Wal-Mart. She alleged that the Company authorities were favouring three male Assistant Managers for a higher position and not her. She was quite upset to know this.

She also came to know that a male Assistant Manager at a previous Sam’s Club where she was working was getting $23,000 more per year as compared to her salary.

When she launched a complaint against this discrimination, she was told by the District Manager that the male assistant had a family with two children and that’s why he was getting more than her.

The court is yet to decide whether to hear Wal-Mart's appeal or not.