Employees sue Columbia Farms for donning/doffing pay

Former workers at the South Carolina plant are upset for not receiving overime.

August 4, 2009

Ten former employees of the Columbia Farms plant in Greenville, S.C. have filed a lawsuit against the company for refusing to pay overtime, according to a Myfox8.com report.

The workers accused Columbia Farms of not paying them for donning and doffing time, which added 60-75 minutes to their shifts.

The chicken processing plant, a House of Raeford, North Carolina, subsidiary, said it did not believe workers needed to be paid for donning and doffing.

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