AG Ellison Settles with Stearns Co Dairy Operation to Pay $250K in Back Wages

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Thursday that his Office has won protections for dairy workers in a major wage theft lawsuit involving Evergreen Acres Dairy in Paynesville, Evergreen Estates, Morgan Feedlots, and the dairy operation’s owners.

The settlement ensures Evergreen complies with Minnesota housing-habitability and employment law after dozens of workers complained of wage theft and abysmal housing.

Evergreen will pay $250,000 in back wages and will be monitored by Ellison for three years, subject to employee housing inspections.