October 06, 2016
An Iowa federal judge denied Tyson Foods Inc. a new trial Thursday and ruled there weren't "uninjured" workers included in a $5.8 million verdict against the company in a don-doff dispute, resolving an issue left open after the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed the case.
July 05, 2016
Workers who won a $5.8 million judgment in their don-doff dispute with Tyson Foods urged an Iowa federal judge to deny the company's request for a new trial to determine which workers the verdict applied to, reiterating Tuesday that uninjured workers weren't included in the damage calculation.
June 27, 2016
Tyson Foods Inc. urged an Iowa federal court Friday to undo a $5.8 million judgment in a worker don-doff dispute because it's impossible to determine whether uninjured class members were included in the initial verdict, an issue the U.S. Supreme Court asked the lower court to examine when it recently upheld class certification.
September 26, 2011
An Iowa federal jury on Monday awarded $2.89 million to a class of Tyson Foods Inc. employees in a dispute over whether the poultry production company failed to compensate workers for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear.
September 07, 2011
Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday blasted a request by a class of Tyson workers that an Iowa federal judge determine whether the time they spent donning and doffing protective gear constitutes "work" and merits compensation under federal employment law.
August 29, 2011
An Iowa federal judge on Thursday rejected Tyson Foods Inc.'s bid to decertify a class of employees bringing state law wage claims in light of the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, finding the decision inapplicable.