DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The lawyer for a bankruptcy trustee of an embattled kosher slaughterhouse says the company is unlikely to pay a $1 million fine charged by Iowa's labor agency.
Iowa Workforce Development last week agreed to slash a proposed $10 million fine against Agriprocessors, Inc., to $1 million. The fines were based on allegations the company made illegal deductions from employee paychecks.
Dan Childers, an attorney for Agriprocessors' bankruptcy trustee, says the company is unlikely to make the payments because the fines are accorded a lower priority than other debts.
Childers says the fines could be paid from money the trustee recovers from payments the company made before it declared bankruptcy.
The deal still must be approved by a judge.
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