Gomez Ovando et al v. Mountaire Farms Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

7:23-cv-00004

Court:

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Richard E. Myers, II

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  1. March 31, 2025

    Chicken Processor Strikes $7.26M Deal In Wage Suit

    A North Carolina chicken processor and workers claiming unpaid wages jointly requested that a federal court greenlight a deal in which the company agreed to pay $7.26 million to the workers.

  2. July 23, 2024

    NC Meatpacking Co. Can Depose Workers In Wage Dispute

    A North Carolina federal court has permitted a chicken processing company to question two workers as part of a wage suit against the wishes of a putative class of employees, saying the interrogation request didn't come too late.

  3. May 22, 2023

    4th Circ. Case Stops Donning, Doffing Claim, NC Co. Says

    Fourth Circuit precedent halts workers' claims that a North Carolina chicken processor owes them pay for time spent donning and doffing personal protective equipment, the company told a North Carolina federal court, saying the appeals court ruled that time isn't compensable.