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Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Dulles Drywall, Inc. and Charmin Construction on Behalf of Construction Workers

Mar 27, 2023

On May 27, 2023 Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of a group…

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Law360: Porsche Halved EV Charging Speeds Due To Defect, Suit Says

Mar 17, 2023

By Collin Krabbe Law360 (March 16, 2023, 7:25 PM EDT) — Owners of Porsche’s flagship electric performance car could lose their vehicles’ fast-charging capabilities because…

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Washington Business Journal: Lawsuit Filed against Union Kitchen over Wage Theft Allegations

Mar 7, 2023

Union Kitchen’s employee collective bargaining unit has sued the District food business accelerator and retail store operator over claims of wage theft, alleging the company and its chief executive withheld tips in violation of D.C. law. In its lawsuit, filed Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court, the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 alleges Union Kitchen withheld thousands of dollars in tips paid electronically

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Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Gilbane Building Company and P&D Contractors on Behalf of Construction Workers

Feb 6, 2023

On February 6, 2023, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of a group…

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Insider: Kroger workers say grocery chain is pocketing their paychecks in new lawsuit: ‘This is wage theft, plain and simple’

Jan 30, 2023

By: Aidan Pollard Kroger workers filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, claiming the grocery chain garnished paychecks and failed to pay wages after it…

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12 WBOY: Kroger sued by West Virginia, other employees over alleged wage theft

Jan 19, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. (WBOY) — A group of Kroger employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has engaged in widespread wage theft after…

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ABC 13 News: Kroger Union files class action lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft

Jan 19, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — A group of Kroger associates from the Mid-Atlantic region have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Richmond. The…

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59 News: Kroger Union members file class action lawsuit alleging wage theft

Jan 19, 2023

RICHMOND, VA (WVNS) — According to information from members with the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union, Kroger union members have filed…

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Associated Press: Lawsuit Accuses Largest US Meat Producers of Wage Fixing

Nov 16, 2022

Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on Friday, seeks class-action status and alleges the producers have worked together since at least 2014 to keep workers’ compensation lower than the market would allow, violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.

It was brought by two meat plant workers from Iowa and one from Georgia but seeks to represent hundreds of thousands of other people who have worked in jobs from slaughtering to production at the companies’ collective 140 plants. Together the plants produce about 80% of the red meat sold to U.S. consumers, according to the lawsuit.

The companies are JBS USA Food Company, Cargill Inc., Hormel Foods Corp., American Foods Group LLC, Triumph Foods LLC, Seaboard Foods LLC, National Beef Packing Co. LLC, Iowa Premium LLC, Smithfield Foods Inc., Agri Beef Co. and Perdue Farms Inc., along with some subsidiaries.

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Law360: Chicken Cos. To Pay Combined $85M In Wage Conspiracy Suit

Sep 12, 2022

Cargill Meat Solutions, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms will pay a combined total of $84.8 million to settle allegations the poultry companies illegally conspired to keep their wages low, according to a proposed agreement filed in Maryland federal court.

Specifically, Cargill will pay $15 million, Sanderson will pay $38.3 million and Wayne will pay $31.5 million to settlement classes of workers. Under the deals, the companies have also agreed to cooperate with the workers in their case against the remaining defendant companies in the litigation, the workers said in a motion for preliminary approval filed Friday.

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