"CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A federal judge granted class action status to a lawsuit that contends Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, depressed wages by hiring illegal immigrants at eight plants in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia."
Since the amount each worker lost was low, if only the 4 original sueing employees could be represented, the case wouldn't be worth the attorney's fees to take it to trial.
Now it is.
It is a procedural ruling and doesn't decide if Tyson was guilty of racketeering, but it means there will be funds to get to the merit of the case.
The alegations are that they knowingly used agencies to 'buffer' them from hiring illegals directly.
What do you think of this? Do you think there should be more cases like this?
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2006-10-13
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