The department’s Wage and Hour Division seeks people employed by The Exclusive Poultry, Meza Poultry, Valtierra Poultry, Sullon Poultry or Nollus’s Poultry.
Employees of five California poultry processing companies in La Puente and City of Industry may be owed a share of more than $3.8 million in back wages and damages.
Investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Office of the Attorney General recovers back wages, damages and interest for workers denied overtime owed under federal and state regulations.
The department is seeking any current or former employees of The Exclusive Poultry, Meza Poultry, Valtierra Poultry, Sullon Poultry or Nollus’s Poultry who believe they may be owed back wages.
An investigation by USDA’s AMS reveals that between September 2020 and April 2021, Colbert purchased 1,313 head of livestock for $853,532.42 without the required $80,000 bond or bond equivalent.