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Zinc Mine Workers File Class-Action Lawsuit

If Workers Win, Company Could Have To Pay Attorneys' Fees

POSTED: 2:35 pm CST November 17, 2008
UPDATED: 3:03 pm CST November 17, 2008

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the owners and managers of a zinc mine in Gordonsville.

Video: Mine Workers Say Company Violated Law

Under federal and state laws, when a company has a mass layoff, it is supposed to warn its employees 60 days ahead of time. If it doesn't, the company can be required to pay those workers 60 days pay.

A group of workers is now suing the company in federal court.

Some workers said that had they known a shutdown was coming, they could have saved more money.

If the workers win their lawsuit, the company can be forced to pay their attorneys' fees.


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