Backyard Farms controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Backyard Farms ordered to pay back wages and penalties
Fine or penalty
The U.S. Department of Labor ordered Backyard Farms to pay more than $245,000 in back wages to 117 employees and about $92,000 in penalties after finding violations of federal labor laws, including dismissing domestic workers and replacing them with foreign workers.
Source excerpt
The department says Backyard Farms of Madison violated the federal H-2A visa program when it dismissed domestic workers and replaced them with foreign workers.
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Maine tomato grower to pay more than $337,000 penalties and back wages for violating federal labor laws.
The DOL has ordered the company to pay more than $245,000 in back wages to 117 employees following the violations, as well as about $92,000 in penalties.