A jury awarded $240 million to 32 men with mental disabilities in Iowa. Their employer was Henry’s Turkey Service, which had been previously assessed $1.76 million for underpaying men with disabilities. See my prior blog post about that jury trial. The $240 million awarded in Iowa includes $2 million in punitive damages for each
Texas Company Ordered to Pay $1.76 Million to Former Workers
A federal judge in Iowa has ordered a company based in Texas to pay $1.76 million to former mentally disabled workers at a turkey plant. The US Department of Labor was granted a partial summary judgment against Hill Country Farms doing business as Henry’s Turkey Service. Henry’s 
housed the mentally disabled men in a dilapidated