US Bankruptcy Court Allows JCPenney to Keep Paying Staff

A view of a temporarily closed JCPenney store at The Shops at Tanforan Mall in San Bruno, Calif., on May 15, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

JCPenney can keep paying staff and vendors after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15, a court has ruled.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones approved the famed retailer’s requests to keep paying employees and allowing for vendors to deliver merchandise.