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![]() Dec. 26, 2024 By Kristin Bakker, Feedstuffs magazine Nine more of the nation's largest poultry processors, including Tyson Foods, have agreed to pay settlements in a years-long antitrust lawsuit alleging that they conspired to depress workers' wages at their facilities. The plaintiffs in the class action filed a memorandum Dec. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in support of a motion for preliminary approval of the nine new settlements by defendants in the case Judy Jien et al. vs. Perdue Farms et al., which was first filed in 2019 and alleges that the chicken companies and two consulting firms - Agri Stats Inc. and Webber, Meng, Sahl & Co. Inc. (WMS) - conspired to fix and depress hourly wages and benefits dating back to Jan. 1, 2009. The plaintiffs also seek appointment of the settlement class counsel and a stay of the proceedings against the defendants that are settling. The 18 chicken producers named in the lawsuit, along with several of their subsidiaries, produce the majority of the chicken sold in the U.S. According to the new court filing, the motion seeks preliminary approval of settlements with defendants Allen Harim Foods for $5 million, Amick Farms for $6.25 million, Butterball LLC for $8.5 million, Fieldale Farms Corp. for $5.5 million, Foster Poultry Farms for $13.3 million, Jennie-O Turkey Store for $3.5 million, Koch Foods for $18.5 million, O.K. Foods for $4.75 million and Tyson Foods and Keystone Foods for a combined $115.5 million. To read the entire article click here. Tweet |
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