Asian supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market paid Chinese staff more than other workers, feds say

Metro Asian supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market paid Chinese staff more than other workers, feds say By Sheetal Banchariya Published July 1, 2026, 5:17 p.m. Add The California Post on Google The largest Asian supermarket chain in the US has been hit with a bombshell federal lawsuit accusing it of paying non-Chinese workers less as part of pattern of discrimination against employees of other races. California-based 99 Ranch Market –– which has 66 locations across the US and 43 stores in the Golden State alone –– allegedly scheduled non-Chinese workers for fewer hours than employees of Chinese origin, according to the suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.