Maria Guyton v. Tyson Foods
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Maria Guyton and Dionicio Canuzal are employees of Tyson Foods, Inc. They represent a class of employees at Tyson’s meat-processing facility in Columbus Junction, Iowa. They sued Tyson for not paying wages due under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and the Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law (IWPCL), Iowa Code 91A.1 et seq. A jury returned a verdict for Tyson. The employees appeal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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The employees are current and former “gang-time” employees at Tyson’s facility. The background…
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