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Pro's Ranch Markets fires 300 after workplace audit
by Max Jarman - Apr. 21, 2010 06:54 PM
The Arizona Republic
About 300 employees at Pro's Ranch Markets' six metro Phoenix supermarkets were let go Tuesday and Wednesday after an initial Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency audit found them to be working illegally in the United States.\
The fired employees can appeal the decision, but they are prohibited from working during the process.
Julie Pace, an attorney for Pro's Ranch Markets, said most of the affected workers gave the company forged documents when asked to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the United States.
Only citizens and non-citizens with work authorization documentation are permitted to hold jobs in the United States.
"We complied with all the requirements, but they were still able to slip through," she said.
Pro's Ranch Markets has about 1,500 employees in the Phoenix area.
The company eventually could be fined as a result of the action.
by Max Jarman - Apr. 21, 2010 06:54 PM
The Arizona Republic
About 300 employees at Pro's Ranch Markets' six metro Phoenix supermarkets were let go Tuesday and Wednesday after an initial Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency audit found them to be working illegally in the United States.\
The fired employees can appeal the decision, but they are prohibited from working during the process.
Julie Pace, an attorney for Pro's Ranch Markets, said most of the affected workers gave the company forged documents when asked to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the United States.
Only citizens and non-citizens with work authorization documentation are permitted to hold jobs in the United States.
"We complied with all the requirements, but they were still able to slip through," she said.
Pro's Ranch Markets has about 1,500 employees in the Phoenix area.
The company eventually could be fined as a result of the action.
