Perez v. Bland Farms Production & Packing, LLC et al
Filing
119
ORDERED that the Court's July 31, 2017 ruling re 109 Order is formally AMENDED to include an award of back wages and liquidated damages for the 2017 Vidalia onion season. Thus, in accordance with the Court's reasoning in its decision, Bland Farms shall pay back wages and liquidated damages for the 2017 Vidalia onion season. The clerk is instructed to ENTER JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant Bland Farms. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 10/2/17. (loh)
IN THE
UNITED
FOR THE
STATES
DISTRICT
COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
R.
ALEXANDER ACOSTA,
*
Secretary of Labor, United
States Department of Labor,
*
*
Plaintiff,
*
v.
BLAND
FARMS
*
PRODUCTION
&
CV
614-053
*
PACKING, LLC and
DELBERT BLAND,
*
*
•
Defendants.
*
ORDER
The Court held a bench trial in this case in February 2017,
and issued its ruling on July 31, 2017.
ruling,
the
Court
(See Doc. 109.)
instructed the parties
to
In its
jointly calculate
back wages for the 2015 and 2016 Vidalia onion seasons.
25-26.)
would
The
also
parties
apply
to
then
the
stipulated that
2017
season
and
subsequently approved by the Court.
the
such
(Docs.
(Id. at
Court's
ruling
stipulation was
112,
113.)
The
parties have now provided the Court with their joint calculation
of back wages for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons.
(Doc. 118.)
The Court therefore ORDERS as follows:
1.
The
Court's
July
31,
2017,
ruling
(doc.
109)
is
formally AMENDED to include an award of back wages and
liquidated damages
Thus,
for
the
2017
Vidalia
in accordance with the Court's
decision,
Bland
Farms
shall
onion
season.
reasoning in its
pay
back
wages
and
liquidated damages for the 2017 Vidalia onion season.
2.
The
Clerk
Plaintiff
amount
wages
of
and
is
and
instructed
against
to
ENTER
Defendant
$1,480,268.55,
which
liquidated damages
owed
JUDGMENT
Bland
in
Farms
represents
for
favor
the
in
the
2012,
of
the
back
2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Vidalia onion seasons.1
3.
Finally,
motions
ORDER
October,
the
Clerk
and deadlines
ENTERED
at
is
instructed
and CLOSE
Augusta,
this
Georgia
to
TERMINATE
all
case.
this
tz^^
day
of
2017.
'HALL, /CHIEF JUDGE
STATES
DISTRICT
COURT
feN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
1 This figure consists of: (i) back wages totaling $552,070.86 for the 2012,
2013, and 2014 seasons; (ii) liquidated damages totaling $94,888.69 for the
2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons; (iii) back wages totaling $148,438.86 for the
2015 season;
(iv) liquidated damages totaling $148,438.86 for the 2015
season;
(v) back wages totaling $167,771.47 for the 2016 season;
(vi)
liquidated damages totaling $167,771.47 for the 2016 season; (vii) back wages
totaling $100,444.17 for the 2017 season; and (viii) liquidated damages
totaling $100,444.17 for the 2017 season.
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