In The News
Washington Post: North Carolina can’t ban undercover filming inside animal farms
A North Carolina law aimed at stopping investigations by animal rights activists violates constitutional free speech protections, an appellate court ruled Thursday.
Investigate Midwest: In first test before appeals court, important worker safety law is affirmed, with notable caveat
In the pandemic’s early days, employees of a Pennsylvania food processing plant believed they faced an immediate threat. Their employer, they alleged, crowded them together and didn’t provide enough masks…
Reuters: Workers can’t force safety agency to do inspections, court rules
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said workers cannot go to court to force the federal workplace safety regulator to act after it determines that alleged hazards do not present…
Bloomberg Law: Third Circuit Rejects Covid-19 Imminent Danger OSHA Claim
A group of meatpacking plant workers lost their bid for a court order compelling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect them from Covid-19 at their workplace, after the…
Law360: 3rd Circ. Says Work Safety Suits Don’t Outlast OSHA Probes
A worker who sues an employer over dangerous job conditions must drop their lawsuit if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates but doesn’t find workplace safety violations, the Third…
FoodPrint: How Hormel Exploited Confusion Over the Natural Label
Natural is a confusing term for consumers. As we explored in an episode of our podcast, “What You’re Eating,” most people don’t know what it means or if it’s a…
Law360: Colo. Farms Say State’s Labor Rights Law Is Unconstitutional
A group of Colorado farms and ranches challenged a bid to dismiss their suit in federal court over an access provision in the state’s agricultural workers’ rights law, arguing the…
Vox: Sen. Cory Booker has a plan to stop taxpayer bailouts of Big Meat
The process of factory farming nearly 10 billion land animals per year is a risky business, but when something goes wrong it’s often taxpayers — not the corporations that produce…
Fast Company: ‘All-natural’ turkey? Here’s why you might pay extra for nothing this Thanksgiving
Is this “natural” turkey an ethical choice, or have I been duped this Thanksgiving? That’s a perennial holiday grocery-shopping question. And now, unsealed documents in a false-advertising lawsuit, which was…