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Poultry Company Settles with DOJ on 20-Year Wage Fixing Conspiracy

By Chris Chmielenski

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $5.8 million settlement with George’s Inc. in an illegal wage suppression conspiracy among the nation’s largest poultry processors. This follows a similar $85 million settlement last year with Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms, on similar charges of wage suppression. Collectively, poultry processors employing 90 percent of … Continued

Mandatory E-Verify AND Prosecution of Criminal Employers Key to Ending Illegal Immigration

By Eric Ruark

Last week Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi and took 680 people into custody. Two of the plant operators soon followed with statements claiming they had been using E-Verify and had no idea they were hiring illegal workers and, therefore, had no culpability for having hired so many. Peco … Continued