Fired Agriprocessors worker sues company
September 19, 2008

A man who says he was fired from his job as a supervisor at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville is seeking $3 million in a lawsuit he filed against the company.

Orlando Rodriguez Perez claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids that he was fired after he brought attention to problems with the handling of sexual harassment complaints.


He makes several claims against the company, including defamation, breach of contract and conspiracy to cover up organized illegal actions.

Perez said he was fired in early May, days before nearly 400 people were arrested during a federal immigration raid at the plant.

Perez filed a letter with the court last month, asking company officials to settle the lawsuit.

The company also operates a plant near Gordon, Neb.

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