Publix donates $25 million to Feeding America, other nonprofits
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Publix paid $10.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against its employees
Publix has faced similar accusations in the past. In 2000, the company paid $10.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against its employees.
Publix has faced similar accusations in the past. In 2000, the company paid $10.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against its employees.
Publix has faced similar accusations in the past. In 2000, the company paid $10.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against its employees.
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Publix is accused of deliberately overcharging self-checkout customers
Publix is accused of deliberately overcharging customers using the scales at the self-checkout system.
The plaintiff also alleges Publix kept expired sale signs up, misleading customers about prices.
"The complaint filed by The Russo Firm centers on a scheme where Publix’s POS system inflated the weights of certain products, causing customers to pay more than the advertised price without realizing it," The Russo Firm said in a release.
Lawsuit says Publix checkout scales are inflating prices.
According to the lawsuit, Publix deliberately overcharges customers using the scales at the self-checkout system.
Publix lawsuit claims price deception at Florida stores
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Publix is accused of employee wage theft
Publix accused of employee wage theft in federal collective-action lawsuit.
1, 2015, Publix is expanding spouse coverage for its health, dental and vision benefit plans to associates who are married in any state where same-sex marriages are legal, regardless of the associates’ state of residence,” reads an internal memo that was promptly and likely uncoincidentally leaked to the Miami Herald and fawned over by gay rights groups in the accompanying story.
The Lakeland-based company told employees this week that beginning Thursday, Publix would expand coverage for its health, dental and vision benefit plans to associates married in any state where same-sex marriages are legal.
The Lakeland-based company told employees this week that beginning Thursday, Publix would expand coverage for its health, dental and vision benefit plans to associates married in any state where same-sex marriages are legal.
PETERSBURG, Florida: Southern supermarket chain Publix will pay $81.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by 150,000 women accusing the company of discrimination by promoting men and leaving women in low-paying jobs. The company will also open its doors for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to monitor its hiring and promotion policies over the next seven years.
Publix Settles Discrimination Suit
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Publix fired C. Belgrave for discriminatory reasons
Publix fired C. Belgrave, and the evidence shows the stated reasons were pretextual.
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C.�������� Belgrave provided evidence that Publix fired him for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons and that Publix�s proffered reasons for firing him were pretextual.
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Publix Super Markets Inc. is accused of deceptive pricing practices
Publix Super Markets Inc. is accused of deceptive pricing practices that overcharged customers for products sold by weight.
Publix Super Markets Inc., a primarily Southeastern U.S. employee-owned grocery store chain, is now at the center of a class action federal lawsuit filed by The Russo Firm, accusing the retailer of deceptive pricing practices that overcharged customers for products sold by weight.
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Publix is accused of displaying false lower prices
Publix is accused of displaying a lower price per ounce on shelf stickers that customers never receive.
“Publix regularly displays a lower price per ounce on the stickers on the shelves when the customer never receives the lower price per unit as advertised,” the lawsuit continues.
“Publix regularly displays a lower price per ounce on the stickers on the shelves when the customer never receives the lower price per unit as advertised,” the lawsuit continues.
According to WKMG, the lawsuit goes on to accuse Publix and its workers of failing to fix the POS system or alert customers about the problem, as doing so could hurt the company’s revenues.