Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Meat Company Pays $1.3 Million In Back Wages

Hatfield Quality Meats, a meat supplier based in Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $1.3 million in back wages to over 1,500 current and former employees.


The company was cited by US Labor Department for failing to pay workers for the time they spent putting on and taking off company-mandated protective clothes.


According to U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005, workers should be compensated for time spent putting on protective gear to perform their jobs.

The settlement covers employees between March 2000 and May 2006, and more than 1500 employees will get their back wages based on their employment length.

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