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Pilgrim's Pride Corp. v US Department of Labour: a settlement has been reached under which the company will pay employees for the time it takes to put on and take off protective clothing - and will pay at overtime rates.
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Under the terms of the agreement, the company will pay approximately USD1 million to the Department of Labour; the federal government will distribute those funds as overtime compensation to approximately 800 current and former employees of the company's Dallas plant.
Both Pilgrim's Pride and the Department of Labour acknowledge that the agreement does not constitute any admission that the company violated any provision of the Fair Labour Standards Act.
As part of the settlement, Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to modify certain time collection practices, which it says have been standard in the industry for decades, in order to resolve the government's "donning and doffing" case and satisfy the concerns expressed by the Department of Labour.
The review focused specifically on pay for the minimal time employees spend in putting on and taking off protective work clothing such as smocks, aprons and gloves required for their jobs at the plant.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation employs approximately 41,000 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 12 states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers and food service distributors.
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