Federal Court Approves Classwide Settlement of Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging Workplace Raid
February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 28 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023:
On Feb. 27, a federal judge approved a final settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging an April 2018 workplace immigration raid at a meat processing plant in East Tennessee.
The settlement provides over $1 million to workers detained in the raid, which was, at the time, the largest workplace raid in nearly a decade. The plaintiffs - repr . . .
On Feb. 27, a federal judge approved a final settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging an April 2018 workplace immigration raid at a meat processing plant in East Tennessee.
The settlement provides over $1 million to workers detained in the raid, which was, at the time, the largest workplace raid in nearly a decade. The plaintiffs - repr . . .