At the U.S. Supreme Court today, Georgia-based Mohawk Industries will ask the justices to overturn an 11th Circuit ruling allowing Mohawk workers to bring a civil racketeering case against the company claiming that it hired illegal immigrants to keep wages down. But if the justices rule against them, the Mohawk team is looking at a similar case against Tyson Foods that was tried in 2003 and offers hope that Mohawk would prevail if forced to go to trial.
April 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Participants in the debate over illegal immigration will be paying attention to today’s arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court about North Georgia’s Mohawk Industries.
The Calhoun, Ga.-based carpet maker has asked the justices to overturn a ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta allowing Mohawk workers to bring a civil racketeering case against the company claiming that it hired illegal immigrants to keep wages down.
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