OTHER NEWS - Aug. 25, 1994

Suit Filed Against Top Valu/Valu Plus: Six former employees of the grocery company filed a class action alleging violations of overtime, minimum wage and other labor regulations. The lawsuit and an accompanying statement claim that more than 1,000 current and past employees at 13 Top Valu/Valu Plus stores in Southern California were subjected to labor violations. The suit seeks back wages and penalties plus attorney fees and court costs. Top Valu/Valu Plus is owned by K. V. Mart Co. of Long Beach. The company had no immediate response to the filing of the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court.