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)

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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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