( NewsNation) — JBS Foods told 200 workers at its Ottumwa, Iowa, plant that their visas are being revoked and they must leave ...

The Smithfield, Virginia-based company said in a statement that it denies knowingly hiring anyone under age 18 to work at the St. James plant, and that it did not admit liability under the settlement.

A meatpacking plant in southwestern Minnesota must pay a $2 million fine over child labor violations uncovered during a probe by the state's Department of Labor and Industry.

A country ham packing plant in Elon, N.C., will close late in the summer, affecting about 160 employees. A pork and smoked meats plant in Great Bend, Kan., will close in July, affecting 275 employees.

Star Tribune reports the St. James Smithfield plant has been fined $2 million for allegedly illegally employing minors between the ages of 14 and 17 in evening and overnight shifts where they ...

Pork producer Smithfield Foods said Tuesday it plans to cut 1,800 jobs and close six factories, including one in Elon, N.C., as part of a restructuring. The Elon closing affects 160 workers.

The Smithfield, Virginia-based company said in a statement that it denies knowingly hiring anyone under age 18 to work at the St. James plant, and that it did not admit liability under the settlement.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota ...

FILE - Smithfield Food products are on display at the Ukrops store in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s ...