Justicia laboral
Grupos de defensa alimentaria defienden demanda para responsabilizar a Smithfield por mentir al público a costa de la vida de los trabajadores
Hoy, Public Justice y Food & Water Watch presentaron su breve oposición en respuesta a la moción de Smithfield Foods para desestimar el caso de Food & Water Watch. El caso alega que Smithfield…
WorkCompCentral: Court won’t dismiss complaint over benefits for undocumented workers
A Michigan trial court on Friday denied the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging workers compensation regulators are illegally and unconstitutionally denying benefits for occupational injuries based solely on…
WKAR News: MI court advances workers’ compensation lawsuit for undocumented immigrants
A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Claims is letting a case move forward that could change the access that undocumented immigrants have to workers’ compensation benefits.
Un tribunal de Míchigan avanza la demanda que aboga por la compensación de los trabajadores indocumentados
El 28 de abril, el Tribunal de Reclamaciones del Estado de Michigan dictaminó negar la solicitud del demandado para una providencia sumaria en un caso relacionado con la compensación de…
Un tribunal de Michigan avanza en la demanda que busca la compensación de los trabajadores indocumentados
Hoy, el Tribunal de Reclamaciones del Estado de Michigan emitió una decisión que niega la solicitud de desestimación sumaria del demandado en un caso relacionado con la compensación de los trabajadores de inmigrantes indocumentados en Michigan. Esto permite…
Investigate Midwest: Former OSHA officials urge court to side with workers in case against OSHA
In mid-2020, workers at a Pennsylvania food processing plant sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They needed immediate protection from COVID-19, they alleged: They hadn’t been provided enough masks,…
Law360: Ex-DOL Officials Urge 3rd Circ. To Side With Meatpackers
A group of former senior U.S. Department of Labor officials are urging the Third Circuit to revive a suit alleging the government didn’t do enough to protect meatpackers from COVID-19,…
Law360: ‘Long Road Ahead’ For Tyson Workers Despite 8th Circ. Win
The Eighth Circuit recently rejected Tyson Foods’ bid to litigate twin coronavirus-related wrongful death suits in federal court, but the road remains uncertain for the families of deceased workers to…
A Passion to Serve: Gaining Access to Workers Compensation Insurance for All Michigan Farmworkers
A Passion to Serve host Don Kuchnicki speaks with David Muraskin, Senior Litigation Attorney with the Public Justice Food Project. During the interview we discuss the lawsuit that was recently…