August 04, 2023
A Maryland federal judge overseeing an antitrust action accusing poultry processors of scheming to suppress wages issued a letter Friday offering to disqualify herself from the case after Cargill Meat Solutions hired an attorney from WilmerHale, the same firm where the judge's husband was once a partner.
May 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that George's Inc. has agreed to settle allegations that it conspired with other poultry processors to suppress wages and will pay $5.8 million to compensate processing plant workers.
July 25, 2022
Cargill Inc. and other poultry producers are on the hook for nearly $85 million in compensation to processing plant workers subjected to an alleged wage-fixing scheme under a civil settlement the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday as it continues to ramp up its campaign against labor-side antitrust violations.