Wage-Theft

IBP Settles Record OSHA Case for Systematic Injury Underreporting at Dakota City Meatpacking Plant

1988-11-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

IBP Inc., the nation’s largest meatpacking company, agrees to pay a $975,000 fine and implement a comprehensive ergonomics program to address rampant repetitive motion injuries at its Dakota City, Nebraska beef plant, settling what OSHA officials call “the worst example of underreporting …

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Bracero Program Wage Theft - Wells Fargo Transfers $32 Million That Disappears in Mexico

1942-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Between 1942 and 1949, U.S. employers withhold 10% of bracero workers’ wages—totaling at least $32 million—depositing the funds with Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Company of San Francisco for transfer to Mexican savings accounts through the Bank of Mexico and Banco de Credito Agricola. The …

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