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Company: Flowers Foods
Current Parent Company: Flowers Foods
Penalty: $105,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: March 18, 2024
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: Flowers Foods agreed to a settlement worth an estimated $105 million to resolve litigation alleging it improperly classified drivers as independent contractors.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:18-cv-01190
Case Name: Ludlow v. Flowers Foods, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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