Law360, New York (October 15, 2010, 3:05 PM ET) -- The judge overseeing a suit accusing meat-processing company Lopez Foods Inc. of failing to properly compensate workers for time spent donning and doffing safety gear has conditionally certified a class.
Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Thursday granted a joint motion by Lopez Foods and the plaintiff to certify a class of all current and former production and sanitation employees who have worked at Lopez's Oklahoma City facility over the past three years.
In the motion, Lopez...
Conditional Cert. OK'd In Lopez Foods Don, Doff Suit
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