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Sweet Potato Farm To Pay Migrants $1.25M To End Wage Suit

By Gail Sullivan · September 11, 2015, 3:42 PM EDT

A North Carolina sweet potato farm has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a class action by migrant farm workers who claim they weren't paid overtime or the hourly minimum...

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Case Information

Case Title

Aguilar-Gamas, et al v. Scott Farms, Inc., et al

Case Number

5:13-cv-00447

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Labor: Fair Standards

Date Filed

June 20, 2013

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