Worker Justice
Colorado Agribusinesses Dismiss Challenge to Workers’ Rights Statute
In a victory for Colorado farmworkers, on Friday, February 24th, Colorado agribusinesses dismissed the case they had filed in federal court seeking to invalidate a Colorado law granting farmworkers the…
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…
Third Circuit Court Affirms Legal Tool for Worker Safety
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Doe v. Scalia on the question of workers’ ability to sue the Occupational Safety and Health…
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…
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…
Essential Services for Colorado’s Farmworkers
Everyone should be able to work with dignity and access resources that better their working conditions and lives. However, agribusiness interests have threatened Colorado farmworkers’ right to access essential services…
Civil Eats: Biogas Expansion May Compound Worker Risks
Bob Baenziger, Jr. had made many dives in dangerous conditions over the course of his career. He was trained in the U.S. Army and had long worked diving on offshore…