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Dealing a blow to Walmart-owned Asda, the U.K. Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that lower-paid shop workers, who are mostly women, can compare themselves to higher-paid workers in distribution centers, who are mostly men.

LONDON — Dealing a blow to Walmart-owned Asda, the U.K. Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that lower-paid shop workers, who are mostly women, can compare themselves to higher-paid workers in distribution centers, who are mostly men.