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Food and Power: Tyson and JBS Agree to Stop “Net-Zero” and “Climate-Smart” Greenwashing
“Earthjustice, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Edelson PC, and FarmSTAND represented the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in bringing similar charges against Tyson Foods. EWG alleged that Tyson did not provide enough evidence…
The Haitian Times: Haitians recruited on TikTok for meatpacking jobs sue JBS for workplace abuses
“JBS USA’s CEO has said that his job feels so fun, it doesn’t even feel like working,' Bouhabib said. 'Meanwhile, his Haitian workers are suffering life-altering injuries due to the…
Law360: Haitian Migrants Accuse Meatpacking Giant JBS Of Race Bias
"Amal Bouhabib, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, added that 'JBS saw Haitian workers as uniquely exploitable, then discriminated against them for the sake of its bottom line.' 'The harm stemming…
The Nation: The EEOC Is Now Letting Workplace Discrimination Stand
"With the help of law firms Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND, Towards Justice, and Public Justice, Leah Cross filed a lawsuit against the EEOC, arguing that its decision to close…
Detroit Legal News: Michigan Supreme Court Denies Leave 4-3 in Michigan Immigrant Rights Case
"MIRC, and its counsel organizations FarmSTAND and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, in a joint statement said it’s a sad day for the law in Michigan."
MLive: Michigan Supreme Court refuses to hear case on worker’s comp for undocumented immigrants
“'The decision not to decide is functionally a green light to the government to go ahead and violate rights with the knowledge that they may be able to procedurally get…
Sentient Media: Heat Exhaustion, Amputated Fingers, Crushed Limbs: The Hidden Cost of American Turkey
“Not only are those injuries not getting reported to OSHA, they are not being characterized as work-site injuries for purposes of worker’s compensation.”
Yahoo! News:Tyson Foods drops ‘net-zero’ beef claims in settlement
"EWG was represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Earthjustice, Edelson PC and FarmSTAND."
Food Dive: Tyson to stop selling ‘climate-smart’ beef as part of lawsuit settlement
"Environmental groups are increasingly leaning on courts to drive action as regulation stalls, according to Kelsey Eberly, senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, which represented EWG in its suit against Tyson."