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Following the filing of a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of the District of Colorado, JBS Foods has reached a settlement with the Plaintiff class without disclosure of details. The Plaintiffs claim that  eleven companies colluded to set wage rates and discriminated against workers desiring to switch employers, referred to as “no-poach” agreements. All major packers are included among the eleven defendants alleged to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. Other defendants include AgriStats Inc, Agri-Beef and other entities that circulated wage data.
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