US Labor Department files second lawsuit alleging hiring discrimination at Pilgrim's Pride chicken plants

Complaint seeks back wages and job offers from Pilgrim's Pride Company

ATLANTA — One of the world's largest chicken processors systematically discriminated against qualified African-American applicants seeking entry-level jobs as laborers and operatives at its chicken plant in Marshville, North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges in a lawsuit filed against Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.

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