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Labor/Employment

Feb. 3, 2011

Shareholders Bring Novel Suits Over Workforce

Edgy clothing manufacturer American Apparel has broadcast fashion trends for years. Now it may be leading a legal trend with shareholders alleging raids on its immigrant workforce led to a stock plunge.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - "Legalize Immigration" was the brazen statement printed on a popular line of pricey cotton t-shirts by clothing manufacturer American Apparel Inc. Now, shareholders are claiming company executives should have been less brazen in their hiring practices or more blatant in their disclosures to investors.


Several large shareholder suits - including a class action and derivative su...

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