Justicia laboral
Smithfield Lied to the Public at the Expense of Workers’ Lives, New Lawsuit Alleges
Last week, Food & Water Watch, represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against Smithfield Foods, alleging that the multinational meat…
Una Nueva Demanda Alega que Smithfield le Mintió al Público a Costa de las Vidas de los Trabajadores
La organización Food & Water Watch, representada por Public Justice presentó la semana pasada una demanda ante la Corte Superior del Distrito de Columbia contra Smithfield Foods, alegando que la…
Public Justice urges Biden Administration to expand mandatory protections to all workers in dangerous workplaces
Public Justice is dismayed at the Biden Administration’s refusal to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard for all workers in dangerous environments. While Public Justice applauds the administration’s issuance of mandatory…
Bloomberg Law: OSHA Limits Long-Awaited Virus Safety Rule to Health Care
The first nationwide emergency workplace safety rule, requiring health-care employers to protect workers against on-the-job Covid-19 infection, has been published on OSHA’s website.
The FERN: In Texas, a rare workers’ comp win against meatpacker JBS
A former meatpacking worker in Texas won what appears to be the first workers’ compensation settlement for contracting Covid-19 at a meat processing facility. Experts say the ruling bodes well…
Amarillo Globe News: Ex-JBS worker wins workers’ comp case after contracting COVID-19 at plant
A former employee of the JBS USA Inc. meatpacking plant north of Amarillo has won a rare victory in a Texas workers’ compensation case originating from the COVID-19 outbreaks in…
The FERN: DOJ: Tyson was not directed by federal government to continue pandemic production
The federal government never instructed Tyson Foods to keep its plants open during the early months of the pandemic, according to the Department of Justice in a recent filing in…
Law360: 8th Circ. Tyson Case Could Streamline COVID-19 Suits
A jurisdictional issue to be decided by the Eighth Circuit in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc. mishandled a COVID-19 outbreak at an Iowa plant could set a legal precedent…
A Full Month After Emergency Temporary Standard Deadline, Public Justice Urges the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to Protect Workers from COVID-19 by Issuing an ETS
More than a year into the pandemic, workers are still dying from COVID-19. Yet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration refuses to protect workers from the virus.