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Company: Overhill Farms
Penalty: $40,000
Year: 2004
Date: April 18, 2004
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Secondary Offense: Fair Labor Standards Act
Violation Description: Overhill Farms, a Vernon, Calif.-based chicken processing company, agreed to pay $40,000 in back wages owed by one of its subcontractors to 59 Hispanic workers. The subcontractor, FPT/Fresh Pak, went bankrupt and Overhill Farms agreed to cover the back wages although it was not legally required to do so.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Labor Department Wage and Hour Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Vernon
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