DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS POULTRY PROCESSOR ILLEGALLY ENDANGERED CHILDREN IN DANGEROUS JOBS, ROBBED WORKERS OF WAGES, RETALIATED BY FIRING WORKERS

WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and Office of the Solicitor continue to find serious illegal employment practices in the meat and poultry processing industries, a California poultry processor and supplier to supermarkets and food distributors — including Ralphs, ALDI, Grocery Outlet and SYSCO Corp. — has agreed to pay nearly $3.8 million in back wages, damages and penalties after the department found the company endangered young workers recklessly in Southern California.

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20231204: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS POULTRY PROCESSOR ILLEGALLY ENDANGERED CHILDREN IN DANGEROUS JOBS, ROBBED WORKERS OF WAGES, RETALIATED BY FIRING WORKERS