Worker Justice
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…
Colorado Worker Group Intervenes to Oppose Constitutional Challenge to State’s Workers’ Rights Statute
Colorado Worker Group Intervenes to Oppose Constitutional Challenge to State’s Workers’ Rights Statute On Monday, November 7, Colorado Legal Services and an anonymous farmworker filed a motion to intervene in…
Bloomberg Law: Appeals Court to Decide if Federal Judges Can Order OSHA to Act
A case over OSHA’s failure to cite a Pennsylvania-based meat processing plant for alleged Covid-19 health and safety violations is testing how far workers can go to address imminent dangers…
Supermarket Perimiter: District of Columbia judge denies Smithfield lawsuit dismissal
A superior court judge in the District of Columbia denied Smithfield Food Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the meat producer misrepresented to consumers that a US meat shortage was…
Meat + Poultry: Smithfield denied dismissal of environmental group’s lawsuit
A superior court judge in the District of Columbia denied Smithfield Food Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the meat producer misrepresented to consumers that a US meat shortage was…
Progressive Farmer: Smithfield COVID Claims Case Continues
A lawsuit that alleges Smithfield Foods Inc. misled consumers about the state of the meat supply chain and packing plant worker safety during COVID-19 will continue, as a superior court…
Lawsuit Against Smithfield for Lying to Public Will Move Forward
Judge denies pork giant’s motion to dismiss case Smithfield Foods lost its bid to dismiss a case alleging that the meatpacking giant repeatedly lied to consumers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic…
Investigate Midwest: Her foot was crushed on the job. When she asked to be compensated for lost wages, ‘they said no.’
In Michigan, workers who are undocumented and get injured on the job are being denied wage-loss benefits based “solely” on their immigration status, according to a lawsuit.
Law Street Media: Food & Water Watch Opposes Smithfield’s Motion to Dismiss in Meat Shortage and Worker Safety Case
Monday marked the filing of an opposition brief by Food & Water Watch (FWW) in its ongoing litigation against Smithfield Foods over the company’s purported lies about meat shortage and…