Ingersoll et al v. Farmland Foods, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:10-cv-06046

Court:

Missouri Western

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr

Firms

  1. August 16, 2013

    Smithfield Unit Reaches $6M Don, Doff Deal With Meat Workers

    A unit of Smithfield Foods Inc. asked a Missouri federal judge on Friday to approve a $5.8 million settlement with a class of workers who alleged the company violated state and federal labor laws by failing to pay them for time spent changing into and out of their uniforms.

  2. May 20, 2013

    Smithfield Unit Ordered To Pay Workers For Prep Time

    A federal judge determined Friday that a class of workers at a pork processing plant owned by a Smithfield Foods Inc. subsidiary should be compensated for time spent changing into and out of their uniforms, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alvarez v. IBP Inc.

  3. February 09, 2012

    Smithfield Workers Win Class Cert. In Prep-Time Suit

    A judge on Thursday certified a class of workers at a Missouri pork processing plant owned by a Smithfield Foods Inc. subsidiary who allege they weren't paid for the time they spent putting on and taking off safety gear, in violation of state wage laws.

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