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Tyson sued over alleged labour law violations

17/05/2006

Backed by a recent US Supreme Court ruling, workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. facility have alleged that the world's largest chicken, beef and pork processor violated federal and state labour laws.

262 current and former workers at the Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. facility in Holcomb, Kansas, have joined the lawsuit, alleging that they did not receive wages and overtime pay as required by the federal Fair Labour Standards Act and Kansas state law.

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