A July 2022 lawsuit filed in Federal court in Georgia against Perdue Farms was recently dismissed. Roger Parker the Plaintiff, claimed misclassification as an “independent contractor” and that the Company retaliated by terminating his contract for registering complaints under the Packers’ and Stockyards Act. The Plaintiff, also claimed improper compensation due to under-weighing of broilers delivered.
Parker held that since contractors are “treated like employees” they should receive employee benefits including overtime. This is a somewhat fallacious characterization given the nature of the 
relationship between the contractor who supplies housing, labor and utilities and the integrator providing chicks and feed and extending service as defined in the contract.
Parker was unable to establish a Class for the lawsuit as he faced understandable lack of interest among contractors willing to participate in the litigation.