Jun 9, 2011N.J. blueberry farmer to pay $28K in labor fines
A farm crew contractor and the owners of a New Jersey blueberry farm agreed to pay $28,499 in fines to resolve two separate cases involving living conditions for farm workers and child labor.
Brothers Anthony and William DiMeo, owners of Columbia Fruit Farms Inc. in Hammonton, also spent $1.5 million to build new dormitories and shower facilities for the workers at their farm. Philadelphia Inquirer
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