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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Tyson Foods
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
Penalty: $32,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: September 15, 2011
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: donning and doffing
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: multidistrict case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: MDL No. 1854
Case Name: In Re: Tyson Foods, Inc., Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing and meatpacking
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Notes: Multi-district litigation provided for a settlement pool of $12,250,000 to $17,500,000 for class members and $14,500,000 for attorney fees.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.