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Thread: Feds still have hard on for WP Rawl

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    Default Feds still have hard on for WP Rawl

    PELION, SC

    A major family-owned vegetable farm and packing facility in Lexington County was forced to pay back workers for overtime after an investigation found the farm violated federal laws.

    Walter P. Rawl and Sons Inc., which operates WP Rawl in Pelion, paid $101,572 to 408 employees for not following the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news release. The labor standards law protects workers by requiring their employers to pay for work done before and after employees’ scheduled shifts.

    The Rawl family is a longtime farming powerhouse in Lexington County and employs more than 400 workers, according to the WP Rawl farm website. Its distribution network spans almost the entire country.

    The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigated WP Rawl and “found the employer failed to pay employees for work they performed before and after their scheduled shifts while putting on and taking off required personal protective equipment,” the statement said.

    https://www.thestate.com/news/local/...mainstage_lead

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    Embarrassing.

    PM sent.
    F**K Cancer

    Just Damn.

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    So each worker got a check for $249. Wow
    cut\'em

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    no big deal, Chump change for them.
    "I swear if I found you in a marsh I don't know that I could keep myself from mud stomping you" -Griffin

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    A mega farmer taking advantage of vulnerable help for higher profits. I can’t say I’m shocked. I wonder how many illegals they employed prior to e-verify.

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    What is a mega farmer?
    "To the sensitive gunner nothing can equal a bird and a dog and a gun in trilogy."
    George Bird Evans

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJA View Post
    no big deal, Chump change for them.
    How so?
    Quote Originally Posted by ecu1984 View Post
    Go Tigers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MDman View Post
    What is a mega farmer?
    have you met sportin woodies?
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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