Tyson Foods has expressed its relief at a US federal judge’s decision to throw out a long-running lawsuit accusing the meat giant of hiring illegal immigrants to depress wages.
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The six-year suit claimed the company had violated labour laws by knowingly hiring illegal immigrants willing to work for below acceptable wages.
A spokesperson for Tyson, said: “This case has been a long, unnecessary ordeal, covering almost six years, and this week’s ruling confirms what we have said all along, that these claims were without merit. We’re extremely pleased by the court ruling and are especially gratified that the claims were dismissed with prejudice, which means this case is over.”
The spokesman added: “The plaintiffs’ claims in this case were largely based on federal charges Tyson had already successfully defended.”
The lawsuit was filed by Birda Trollinger, Robert Martinez, Tabetha Edding and Doris Jewell. A US district judge granted the Springdale-based company’s motion for a summary judgement in the 2002 damage suit late yesterday (13 February).
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By GlobalDataThe order said plaintiffs provided evidence that could have been presented to a jury to show Tyson was concealing unauthorised employees at its Corydon, Indiana, facility but failed to show that the company’s action “caused their injuries”.
