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Production employees claiming a sand mine operator deprived them of overtime pay by rounding their hours can move forward as a conditional collective, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying there was enough evidence indicating that the workers suffered from the same policy. ....
CHIPPEWA FALLS â Homeowners in Chippewa and Jackson counties have filed new lawsuits against sand mines, claiming the mines are causing negative health impacts and loss of property value. Kevin and Donna Zwiefelhofer, 14746 Highway DD, Bloomer, filed the lawsuit Friday in Chippewa County Court against EOG Resources of Chippewa Falls, Kraemer Mining & Materials Inc., of Burnsville, Minn., and those companiesâ insurance providers. Also, nine residents from Hixton or Taylor filed a claim in Jackson County Court on Friday against Wisconsin Proppants LLC, WP Operations LLC, Turnkey Process Solutions, and those companiesâ insurance providers. Both cases are requesting a court trial with 12 jurors. The defendants have 45 days to respond in court to each lawsuit. ....