7-Eleven

Reasons to avoid

1. 7-Eleven settled a 2022 class action for $1.15 million covering 3,828 Washington state workers who were denied legally required meal breaks during understaffed shifts, with the company accused of willfully withholding wages in violation of state law.hrdive.com2023-03-13
2. The FTC charged that 7-Eleven knowingly violated federal antitrust law when it completed its $21 billion acquisition of the Speedway chain in May 2021, forcing it to divest fuel outlets across 293 local markets in 20 states after the deal reduced competition to three or fewer competitors in those markets.ftc.gov2021-06-25
3. A federal lawsuit accused 7-Eleven of falsely marketing polystyrene foam cups, foam plates, and plastic freezer bags as recyclable, despite the products lacking the resin identification codes that recycling facilities rely on to sort plastic waste.resource-recycling.com2023-01-18