District Court, D. South Carolina June 15, 2012, Civil Action Nos. 6:09-cv-01901-JMC; 6:09-cv-03137-JMC; 6:10-cv-00928-JMC (Atkinson v. House of Raeford Farms, Inc.)

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

J. MICHELLE CHILDS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court following a bench trail.1 Defendant House of Raeford Farms, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Farms (“Columbia Farms”) is a chicken processing plant located in Greenville, *462South Carolina. Plaintiffs are a group of former employees of Columbia Farms.