Former Employee Sues Winco Holdings Over Alleged Wage Violations and Discrimination

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Winco Holdings, Inc. has been named as the defendant in a proposed class action filed by a former employee who claims she was never paid for her accrued vacation days and was wrongfully terminated. The plaintiff allegedly worked for the defendant as a cashier and had accrued 60 days of paid vacation time for which she never received compensation. Her wage statements failed to reflect her vacation wages and were therefore inaccurate, the suit alleges.

The plaintiff also brings an individual claim against Winco, arguing that she was discriminated against for her medical condition. According to the complaint, the woman was 75 years old when she was terminated and suffered from a medical condition for which the defendant failed to provide reasonable accommodation. She argues that the stress of the situation caused her, on one occasion, to make a mistake that resulted in her cash register being $30 short. She allegedly covered the shortage with her own funds and reported the incident to her manager, causing her to be terminated for “theft and gross misconduct.” The suit argues that the defendant’s cause for termination, which was later rejected by the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, was unlawful and discriminatory.

The suit was originally filed in state court but has since been removed to the District Court for the Eastern District of California.