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Columbia Farms settles immigration case

Greenville : NC : USA | about 1 month ago  
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South Carolina prosecutors said poultry producer Columbia Farms would pay $1.5 million and improve hiring practices to avoid a conviction for illegal hiring. The company agreed to have federal authorities monitor hiring at its eight poultry production plants in Louisiana and North and South Carolina,...
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