Widespread wage theft? A skewered up system - even a disaster implementation perhaps - been there, done that. Too long to fix the problems? So it appears.
But widespread wage theft? Give me a break. Why would a large corporation risk its reputation by committing petty theft from workers?
More like good publicity for the anti-business crowd. Sen Sanders and Warren jumped on it by Tweeting all about the big bad corporation.
BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - Several Kroger associates have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that their employer has engaged in widespread wage theft against its employees after adopting a new payroll system in 2022.
In mid 2022, Kroger rolled out a new system nationwide called My Time to handle its payroll and timekeeping. According to a class action lawsuit filed by several Kroger associates in the grocery chain's Mid-Atlantic Marketing Area, the system has resulted in many Kroger associates being denied their legally earned compensation.
Lead Attorney for the suit Matthew Handley had this to say: "In really no uncertain terms, the rollout has been a bit of a disaster. There have been just a whole host of problems that have resulted from this new roll out, resulting in employees who have not been paid for all hours worked, including, some of them, going weeks without any sort of pay.
Donna Smith, an associate at the Belpre Kroger, said she's seen widespread duplicate charges for insurance premiums across the staff that have yet to be resolved. She elaborated on other issues she's had personally as well. "I personally have not been paid my time and a half that I had earned for working extra," she said. "I'm waiting on that. Personal days or holiday pay, I have not been paid correctly for that. "
Source: WTAP
