Hormel Workers Claim Company Violated Paid Leave Law, Plan Lawsuit

Workers file class action lawsuit against Hormel Foods

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 filed a class action lawsuit against Hormel Foods on Wednesday, July 30.

Hormel accused of violating Earned Sick and Safe Time, class action suit announced - Austin Daily Herald

The union representing Hormel Foods and Quality Pork Processors in Austin announced Wednesday during a news conference at the Austin Labor Center that it is backing a class action lawsuit brought by employees against Hormel for what they allege is a breach of the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law. The suit was filed in Mower County District Court Wednesday and could represent as many as 2,000 current and former workers of Hormel Foo…

Workers allege Hormel violated Minnesota sick leave law

AUSTIN, Minn. — The union representing Hormel workers in Austin, Minnesota has filed a class action lawsuit alleging the meat packing company violated the state's earned sick and safe time law the first year it was in effect. UFCW Local 663, the Hormel workers’ union representing about 1,600 employees at the Austin Hormel plant, announced the suit Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Minnesota’s sick and safe time law, passed in May 2023, requires employer…

Meatpacking workers allege Hormel Foods violated sick leave law in class action lawsuit

The union representing more than 1,600 Hormel workers in Austin announced a class action lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the meat processing giant violated Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law for 14 months by forcing workers to use vacation time…

Meatpacking union sues Hormel Foods for alleged earned sick, safe time violations

Workers represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 allege Hormel Foods failed and refused to provide workers with paid leave benefits under Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time laws.

Hormel workers claim company violated paid leave law, plan lawsuit

Workers at Minnesota-based Hormel Foods say they plan to sue the company over alleged violations regarding the state's paid leave law.