Worker Justice
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…
Food Worker and Food & Farm Justice Organizations Support the Introduction of the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 (PAMWA)
Today, Senator Cory Booker and Representative Ro Khanna announced the Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 (PAMWA). Meat and poultry processing workers--a majority of whom are people of color--are…
The Detroit News: Suit targets rules on compensation for undocumented workers injured on job
An advocacy group is turning to the Michigan Court of Claims to change state policies and grant pay for undocumented immigrants injured at work. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, represented by Public…
Gongwer News Service: Immigrant Rights Advocates Sue Whitmer Over Workers’ Comp Denials
An immigrants rights group on Thursday sued Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the Court of Claims over the state’s alleged denials of workers’ compensation to undocumented individuals hurt on the job.
Grupo de Derechos de Inmigrantes presenta un litigio para Asegurar que los Trabajadores Indocumentados de Michigan Reciban Compensación por Accidentes Laborales
Hoy, El Centro de Derechos de Inmigrantes (“MIRC”), representados por Justicia Pública (Public Justice) y El Centro de Derecho para la Justicia Económica y Social Sugar (Sugar Law Center for…
Immigrant Rights Group Files Lawsuit to Ensure Undocumented Workers Receive Workers’ Compensation in Michigan
Today, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC), represented by Public Justice and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, filed a lawsuit to ensure that undocumented immigrants who are injured at…
Workers’ Compensation for Michigan’s Undocumented Workers (MIRC v. Whitmer)
Everyone should be able to work in conditions that are dignified, fair, and healthy, and getting injured at work should never mean losing your income or ability to take care…
Advocate Capital: Public Justice Files a Lawsuit Against Smithfield Foods
The Food & Water Watch, represented by Public Justice, recently filed a lawsuit against Smithfield Foods. Public Justice filed the lawsuit alleging the meat processing company lied to consumers during the…