July 31, 2014
Sara Lee Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay $85,000 to settle a dispute with a class of workers in Michigan who alleged the company cheated them of pay for the time it took to put on their uniforms and safety equipment.
March 05, 2014
A federal jury in Michigan found Tuesday that a class of Sara Lee Corp. production workers were owed wages for the time they spent donning and doffing protective work clothes before and after their shifts.
July 03, 2013
Sara Lee Corp. has asked a Michigan federal judge to pare down a previously certified class of workers in a Fair Labor Standards Act don-doff suit, arguing that the plaintiffs' dissimilar experiences made some of their claims inappropriate for collective action treatment.
March 23, 2012
A Michigan federal judge on Friday certified a class of Sara Lee Corp. employees who claim the company failed to compensate them for time spent donning and doffing protective gear at their plant, saying they had enough in common to merit certification.