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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Perdue Farms
Current Parent Company: Perdue
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Penalty: $305,235
Year: 2000
Date: November 3, 2000
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Secondary Offense: Fair Labor Standards Act
Violation Description: A court action resulted in an order requiring Perdue Farms to pay $241,102 in back overtime pay and an additional $64,133 in interest to 177 workers who worked on chicken catching crews at the poultry processor's Lewiston, N.C. plant.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Labor Department Wage and Hour Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Carolina
Facility City: Lewiston
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Maryland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing
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