Eighteen former Schnuck Markets Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis-based grocery chain alleging fraud and deception in its deal to sell most of its Memphis-area stories to The Kroger Co. last year.
The suit claims store officials lied about plans to sell the chain — giving misleading explanations about the suspension of the grocery’s gas credit program and false sense of job security — and violated federal layoff notice rules. It seeks back pay and damages of $3.6 million.
The…
Eighteen former Schnuck Markets Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis-based grocery chain alleging fraud and deception in its deal to sell most of its Memphis-area stories to The Kroger Co. last year.
The suit claims store officials lied about plans to sell the chain — giving misleading explanations about the suspension of the grocery’s gas credit program and false sense of job security — and violated federal layoff notice rules. It seeks back pay and damages of $3.6 million.
The…
