Agribusiness  May 31, 2024

Pilgrim’s Pride seeks appellate review in wage-fixing lawsuit

Attorneys for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., being sued by a class of nationwide poultry farmers for allegations of conspiring to suppress growers’ pay, hope to convince the appellate court to hear their appeal of a recent order certifying the growers as a class, which can lend more weight to the claims against the company.

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Sharon Dunn is an award-winning journalist covering business, banking, real estate, energy, local government and crime in Northern Colorado since 1994. She began her journalism career in Alaska after graduating Metropolitan State College in Denver in 1992. She found her way back to Colorado, where she worked at the Greeley Tribune for 25 years. She has a master's degree in communications management from the University of Denver. She is married and has one grown daughter — and a beloved English pointer at her side while she writes. When not writing, you may find her enjoying embroidery and crochet projects, watching football, or kayaking and birdwatching on a high-mountain lake.
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