Franchisees file wage theft lawsuit against 7-Eleven

Several former and current Austrlian franchisees of U.S.-based 7-Eleven Inc. have filed a class action lawsuit against the corporation over the underpayment of thousands of workers, The West Australian reported. Stewart Levitt, a lawyer representing the franchisees, said that the lawsuit will seek damages from both 7-Eleven Stores and its lender Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. The convenience chain was forced to pay back millions of dollars to workers after it was revealed in 2015 that there had been rampant wage theft across hundreds of its stores.

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