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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 24th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on Workers in Santa Barbara County sue Vons claiming overtime, lunch break violations
A $4 million workers’ rights lawsuit was filed on behalf of 500 former and present Vons employees against Vons locations in Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara-based law firm Anticouni & Associates announced on Sept. 24. The class-action lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court alleges that Vons did not pay overtime compensation and required Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 24th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Haggen finds it’s tough to be third competitor for tri-county shoppers
The point of anti-trust regulators forcing Albertson’s and Safeway to sell off 146 supermarkets in order to allow for the two companies to merge was to create a viable third competitor in the market. That role was eagerly claimed by Haggen Inc., an independent grocery and pharmacy chain based in the state of Washington whose Read More →
