|
Posted: 10:53 PM Feb 16, 2008
Gold'n Plump Lawsuit Settled
Gold'n Plump settles lawsuit over employee dressing time
|
|
0 Comments 
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Gold'n Plump Poultry Inc. has reached a $1.2 million settlement with workers who argued they should be paid for time spent putting on and taking off special safety clothing.
Attorneys say the settlement reached Thursday still needs final approval.
Processing and cleaning crews had filed a class-action lawsuit against Gold'n Plump.
The agreement allows workers to be on the clock while dressing and undressing, but Gold'n Plump gets to set time limits.
The settlement will be divided among as many as 3,000 workers at Luverne and Cold Spring, Minnesota, or Arcadia, Wisconsin. Eligible workers get 55 minutes of pay for every eligible week they worked between February 2001 and December 2007.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
- NEW INFORMATION: Injured girls in fatal teen crash recovering
- Source says Obama will free 10 states from No Child Left Behind law
- Investigators searching for missing man
- Democratic Sen. Vinehout enters governor's race
- Wisconsin homeowners to get $140M under settlement
- Senators targeted for recall to submit challenges
- Student debt may bring on next crisis
- Wisconsin's budget condition worsens
- UPDATE: Name released in standoff arrest
- Sex offender to be released in Eau Claire
- Democratic Sen. Vinehout enters governor's race
119 Comments - Unions seek veto pledge over bargaining rights
48 Comments - Game changer? Clean sweep for Santorum, winning MN, MO & CO
42 Comments - Source says Obama will free 10 states from No Child Left Behind law
23 Comments - 3rd allegation surfaces against UW's Chadima
19 Comments - Student debt may bring on next crisis
19 Comments
