Many Perdue Farms, Inc. personnel facing lawsuits involving alleged immigration violations
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, along with Jacoby & Meyers LLC and Foster P.C., announce today that they have filed a putative class action lawsuit against numerous plant managers and human resource personnel of Perdue Farms, Inc. The complaint was filed on behalf of plaintiffs who allege that the defendants have conspired to knowingly hire large numbers of illegal aliens. According to the complaint, this "Illegal Immigrant Hiring Scheme" violates the federal immigration laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and depresses the wages of legal workers below market levels.
The lawsuit is filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Southern Division, on behalf of all hourly-paid workers legally authorized to be employed in the United States who are or have been employed by Perdue Farms, Inc. since March 2006 at sixteen poultry processing facilities. The plaintiffs believe that there are likely thousands of Perdue Farms employees who qualify as putative class members. Any hourly wage worker, legally employed at one of the named Perdue facilities between March 2006 and March 2010, who has information about or who believes the conduct alleged in the complaint affects their rights may call +1 800.768.4026 for more information.
The complaint alleges that the scheme was conducted and carried out at the following poultry processing facilities owned and operated by Perdue Farms, Inc.:
Accomac, Virginia
Bridgewater, Virginia
Concord, North Carolina
Cromwell, Kentucky
Dillon, South Carolina
Dothan, Alabama
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Georgetown, Delaware
Lewistown, North Carolina
Milford, Delaware
Monterey, Tennessee
Perry, Georgia
Rockingham, North Carolina
Salisbury, Maryland
Showell, Maryland
Washington, Indiana
"Our clients have alleged that this hiring scheme is perpetrated everyday as an integral part of Perdue's regular hiring and employment practices and that it will continue unabated, victimizing legal workers until halted by judicial intervention," stated Motley Rice attorney Lance Oliver.
Perdue Farms, Inc., is headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, and claims to be the third largest poultry processing company in the United States with annual sales in excess of $4.6 billion. The plaintiffs believe that the alleged scheme saves Perdue millions of dollars in labor costs at the expense of legal workers.
About Motley Rice LLC
With more than 60 attorneysand hundreds of staff, Motley Rice handles complex civil litigation, including cases in the areas of consumer and securities fraud, shareholder rights, asbestos bankruptcy, occupational disease such as mesothelioma, environmental contamination, human rights, aviation disasters, pharmaceutical drugs and medical device defects. Motley Rice is headquartered in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and has additional offices in Washington, D.C.; New York; Connecticut; Rhode Island and West Virginia.
About Jacoby & Meyers LLC
Jacoby Meyers helps clients and families obtain assistance in the legal system with the goal to make lawyers and the legal system more accessible and affordable for every American. Attorney Lance Swanner (AL) is located in the firm's Dothan, Alabama, office.
About Foster P.C.
Foster P.C. litigates complex RICO cases for individuals and businesses. Howard Foster (IL) is located in the firm's Chicago, Illinois, office.
Disclaimer: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services provided by other lawyers. Lance Oliver (AL, DC, SC) is the attorney responsible for this communication.