Whole Foods, the national upscale grocery chain, has been accused of cheating employees out of their earned bonuses, the Washington Post reports. One past and one current employee of a D.C.-based store filed a federal class action suit against the Whole Foods chain, claiming that the company underhandedly avoided paying workers bonuses they had earned.
Last week, Whole Foods announced the firing of nine managers in the Maryland, Virginia and D.C. areas for allegedly gaming the company’s gainsharing program, which rewards departments for operating under budget. The Post says the chain didn’t specify how the program was gamed.