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Meat processors fail to dismiss beef processing workers' US wage-fixing claims

( March 26, 2025, 16:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Cargill, Hormel and other beef and pork meatpackers must face US claims that they suppressed workers’ wages, according to a federal judge. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer concluded that plaintiffs sufficiently allege generally that the harmonizing of wage practices, alongside specific allegations regarding multiyear 2 percent wage increases, are the product of the companies’ conspiracies, including sharing information through industry surveys. Brimmer also said the claims are timely. See attached file. ...

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