A longtime employee of Austin “Jack” DeCoster who alleged in a federal lawsuit that Mexican-American workers at DeCoster’s egg farms were treated as “virtual slaves” has reached a settlement with his former employer.Homero Ramirez, a 58-year-old Lewiston resident who was born in Mexico, filed a lawsuit in 2011 against DeCoster and the businesses DeCoster once owned in Turner and Winthrop, claiming discrimination based on race, national origin and age,The cost for hiring a limousine or cab to take you to Hydraulic dirt bucket suppliers and from the airport is also an unnecessary financial burden. among other violations.For many people who frequently fly they are aware Wheel forks suppliers that relying on others to provide transportation can be costly and/or inconvenient.Compared to hiring a limo or Snow plough suppliers other service for transportation parking long term at Logan Airport is a better economical choice.The two sides reached an undisclosed settlement, according to a notice filed by Ramirez’s attorney, Benjamin Gideon, on Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The court ordered the two sides to complete the terms of the settlement within 30 days and file another notice to the court so the case can be dismissed.
DeCoster, an egg magnate with a long history of food safety, labor and environmental violations, gave up control of his egg operations in Iowa after they were linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. He and his son, Peter, gave up control of their operations in Maine at the same time.A division of Minnesota-based Land O’Lakes Inc. took over three egg farms, in Leeds, Turner and Winthrop.According to Ramirez’s complaint,The wide layout of the enameled cast iron kitchen accessories roaster helps with laying out long flat pieces of meat fish veggies etc. DeCoster frequently said he didn’t want non-Mexican workers because they didn’t accept his authority and didn’t do whatever was asked as willingly as Mexican workers did.Ramirez, a plant manager, was told not to hire non-Mexican workers and to “get rid of the gringos,” according to the complaint.For those who prefer the ease of valet s-rising there is a lot for you where you can simply hand over your keys and get to your terminal quickly and easily.
To show DeCoster’s authority, Ramirez was required to do humiliating, demeaning and dangerous tasks without safety precautions as other employees watched, according to the complaint. One example in the complaint describes a hazing incident in which Ramirez cleaned and oiled large machinery without shutting it down.Ramirez also accused DeCoster of making him the brunt of ethnic slurs and jokes about his inability to read and write English, and making threatening statements such as “I’m going to take a two-by-four and hit you in the head.”
- Oct 17 Thu 2013 10:27
Racial discrimination suit against Maine egg farms settled
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