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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three Nebraska meatpackers are headed to
trials over how they pay their workers.
In separate lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court, Nebraska Beef
Ltd. in Omaha, Greater Omaha Packing Co. and the Tyson Foods plant
in Dakota City are accused of violating state and federal wage and
labor laws for years.
The lawsuits say production workers are paid "only during the
time that they are present on the actual production assembly
line."
The workers are seeking pay for time before and after assembly
line work - time spent putting on uniforms and safety gear,
sanitizing equipment, sharpening knives and other duties.
The companies say in court filings that workers were paid
appropriately.
Separate trial dates have been set for next year.