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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."
Sustainability Online: Tyson Foods to halt ‘net zero’ claims following lawsuit settlement
"Elsewhere, Kelsey Eberly, senior staff attorney at FarmSTAND, added that the resolution marks a 'crucial turning point in the fight against climate greenwashing.'"
The New York Times: ‘Climate-Friendly’ Beef Now Has to Prove It
“'It’s a warning to other large companies that you cannot just claim that you’re magically going to erase your greenhouse gas emissions,' Eberly said. 'You have to come with the…
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Tyson Foods enters settlement agreement over climate-friendly beef claims
"With climate-forward policies weathering existential attacks, legal actions like this are increasingly critical to raise consumer awareness about the outsized impact conglomerates like Tyson have on our climate."