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Heath v. Perdue Farms, Inc.

87 F. Supp. 2d 452 (2000)

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Heath v. Perdue Farms, Inc.

United States District Court for the District of Maryland
87 F. Supp. 2d 452 (2000)

  • Written by Robert Cane, JD

Facts

Perdue Farms, Incorporated (Perdue) (defendant) was a poultry company. Perdue’s operations required the use of chicken catchers (plaintiffs) to transport chickens from farms to its factory. Perdue exercised strict control over the chicken catchers’ work. Work was to be performed pursuant to Perdue’s live-haul instructional training manual. Perdue provided constant feedback about performance. The chicken-catching crews were not permitted to increase their output for extra pay or profit. Perdue owned and maintained all of the equipment used to catch chickens. Catching chickens for Perdue required little skill. Most members of the chicken-catching crews had long-term, exclusive relationships with Perdue. Perdue exercised tight control over the chicken catching because it was integral to its business. The chicken catchers worked more than 40 hours per week but were not paid overtime wages. Over 100 individuals who worked as chicken catchers brought an action against Perdue, seeking recovery of overtime pay as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage laws. The chicken catchers filed a motion for summary judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Nickerson, J.)

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