Kroger Has Allegedly Been Stealing Paychecks, and Warren and Sanders Are Seeking Answers
Workers have filed four lawsuits against Kroger for alleged wage theft in recent months.Sen. Bernie Sanders, right, listens as Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Ministers' Breakfast hosted by National Action Network and Rev. Al Sharpton on February 26, 2020, in North Charleston, South Carolina.Win McNamee / Getty Images Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) are demanding that Kroger, the U.S.'s largest supermarket brand, address reports of and lawsuits over " systemic and widespread errors " in the company's payroll system that labor advocates say have opened the door for the company to commit wage theft.