The Justice Department says the companies have been engaged in a multiyear conspiracy to exchange information about the wages and benefits of workers at poultry processing plants to drive down employee competition in the marketplace.

While pregnant women will face surveillance and lack of privacy, businesses' employee benefits plans and employee data may also be threatened.

The Florida ruling is a gamechanger for those alleging discrimination claims against Miami-Dade employers.

Workplace discrimination against caregivers persists due to both conscious and unconscious bias,