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99 Ranch Market Parent Company Sued for Alleged Discrimination Against Non-Chinese Employees
The agency says the chain fired recently hired non-Chinese managers and gave non-Chinese workers lower pay, fewer hours and fewer promotions.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles against Tawa Supermarket Inc., the parent company of the 99 Ranch Market chain, alleging national-origin discrimination against non-Chinese workers.
- Workplace violations allegedly began in 2016 following a leadership change, when the Buena Park-based chain fired non-Chinese managers and subjected store-level employees to lower pay and fewer hours than Chinese counterparts.
- Christine Park-Gonzalez, director of the EEOC's Los Angeles bureau, stated "customer preference or beliefs that workers from certain groups are more productive do not justify national origin discrimination." The conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Tawa has contested the claims, and representatives did not immediately return requests for comment as the lawsuit proceeds through the federal court system in Los Angeles.
- The 99 Ranch chain operates at least 66 locations across 11 states and dominates the Asian grocery scene in California, now facing federal oversight regarding these alleged workplace violations.
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Feds accuse nation’s largest Asian supermarket chain of discriminating against non-Chinese employees
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit that the chain paid non-Chinese employees less money, didn't promote them and scheduled them for fewer hours.
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