Learn more about the company's decision that came after a strategic business and financial review of the plant’s performance.
JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.
Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28, resulting in 433 people being laid off.
More than 400 employees are being impacted by the closure of the Perdue Farms Monterey plant. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter reacted to the news.
MONTEREY, TENN. – Poultry processor Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Monterey, Tenn., on March 28 which includes 433 people being laid off, according to reports by the Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter and the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce.
The company that runs what is commonly known as the chicken processing plant in Monterey has announced plans to shut down its Putnam County plant.
The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. to address child labor violations at its Accomac, Virginia plant.
The closure of a chicken processing plant will put 433 people out of work, according to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and mayor.
Agribusiness giants Purdue Farms and JBS Foods, along with a slaughterhouse cleaning company, paid about $8.4 millions in fines for having underaged workers in dangerous jobs.
The closure of the Perdue Farms plant in Monterey is a significant loss for ​#​TNSen15, directly affecting 433 employees and their families. This plant has been a cornerstone of Monterey and Putnam County’s economy,
Braun signed nine executive orders on his second full day in office as governor. The average employee returning to the office spends $561 per month–that's the average two-person household’s grocery bill in the U.S. for the entire month.