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Company: Gold'n Plump Poultry, Inc.
Current Parent Company: JBS
Penalty: $1,200,000
Year: 2009
Date: March 31, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: national origin discrimination
Violation Description: The settlement, resolving allegations of discrimination against workers of Somali origin, included a $215,000 monetary award and $985,000 in legal fees. An employment agency called The Work Connection Inc. was also a defendant in the case and paid $150,000 to settle.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Minnesota
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 0:06-cv-04013
Case Name: Daud et al v. Gold'n Plump Poultry, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Brazil
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: meatpacking
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