Target fired employees from a Chicago warehouse for violating their code of ethics, the company said amid allegations from employees that the terminations were related to a medical benefits scheme.
“Following an internal investigation, we have terminated team members found in violation of our company’s code of ethics,” Target said in a statement.
The claims that workers at Target’s Little Village distribution center, located at 3501 South Pulaski Road, were fired after they took advantage of the company’s medical loan program were first reported by Block Club Chicago.
Workers at the warehouse took advantage of a “glitch” in the company’s medical loan program, employees told Block Club. The glitch allowed them to pay back $50 of the loan while the remaining balance was erased from company records.
Target did not specify how many people were fired in connection to the violation.