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A joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Office of the Attorney General has recovered $3 million in back wages, damages and interest for 283 workers denied overtime owed under federal and state regulations by an Elk Grove, Ill., meat processing and packaging plant.
In a consent decree filed in state court, Greenridge Farms Inc. agreed to pay the back wages, damages and interest to resolve a July 2023 lawsuit by the state’s Attorney General. The decree references the settlement agreement Greenridge Farms, owners Michael Madej and Sebastian Madej, and KLC Global Services Ltd. — which performs management and payroll functions for the plant — entered into with the department’s Wage and Hour Division.
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