BETHEA v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS INC.

  1. January 15, 2025

    Poultry Co. Cuts Deal To End Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit

    A major poultry processor agreed to settle a Black former employee's suit claiming he was targeted for punishment after complaining that a nonwhite worker received a harsher penalty than a white worker for the same safety violation, according to a docket entry in North Carolina federal court.

  2. January 08, 2025

    Black Ex-Poultry Worker Wants Secret Recordings In Bias Trial

    A Black former employee at Mountaire Farms Inc. has urged a North Carolina federal judge to let the jury in his upcoming racial termination bias trial hear secret recordings he made of his conversations with company representatives, arguing he can verify their authenticity.

  3. August 11, 2023

    Black Ex-Worker Hits Poultry Processor With Race Bias Suit

    A Black former employee of a major poultry processor sued the company in North Carolina federal court, alleging he was forced to resign after he was targeted by colleagues for raising concerns that a white worker was given a more lenient punishment than a nonwhite worker for a safety violation.