Wells Fargo Sued By Workers Who Didn’t Con Customers

Wells Fargo has recently fired well over 5,000 employees for ethics violations, such as setting up accounts without customers’ knowledge in order to meet sales targets. Now, two groups of employees who claim they were fired because they refused to bend the rules are seeking class action status. The first suit was filed in Los Angeles by workers who say that their co-workers broke the rules to meet aggressive sales targets, and they were penalized or fired for refusing to do the same. A similar suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. “It was a revolving door,” Jonathan Delshad, the lawyer representing the workers in both suits, told the New York Times. “If you weren’t willing to engage in these types of illegal practices, they just booted you out the door and replaced you.” In a statement, Wells Fargo said, “We disagree with the allegations in the complaint and will vigorously defend against the misrepresentations it contains about Wells Fargo.”