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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Current Parent Company: WH Group
Penalty: $7,750,000
Year: 2021
Date: September 13, 2021
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: Smithfield agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it cheated workers out of proper overtime pay during the covid pandemic.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:20-cv-04937
Case Name: Canas v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: China
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: meatpacking
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