J.C. Penney is under scrutiny for terminating an employee, Bob Blatchford, who announced on television that J.C. Penney drastically inflates its prices only to discount them to the real selling price, giving its customers the illusion of getting a bargain.
Two days after appearing on the "Today" show, Blatchford was fired. J.C. Penney is now going after Blatchford for disclosing trade secrets.
J.C. Penney is not the only retail giant accused of advertising false bargains. In 2013, Kohl's was slapped with a class-action lawsuit for violating consumer protection laws in California, which protect consumers from misleading deals.
J.C. Penney's accused Blatchford of having an "unbalanced vendetta" against the store, and accused him of having a "love for media attention."
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