News Notes: Chevron Employees Duped Into Retiring Early Entitled To Back Pay

A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that a group of Chevron employees who retired just before the company announced a lucrative early retirement buyout package are entitled to recover the additional money they would have received had they delayed retirement until after the new incentives were unveiled. The court found that Chevron actively misinformed the workers about its plans, including a statement by the refinery manager who responded to worker questions about a possible buyout by saying, “Not at Richmond.”