Worker Justice
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…
CNN: Advocacy group accuses Smithfield Foods of falsely warning of meat shortages
New York (CNN Business) Smithfield Foods, one of the country’s top meat processors, has been sued by a consumer advocacy group, which alleges that Smithfield misled the public when it…
Bloomberg: Smithfield Sued for Profiting From Covid-Led Meat Shortage Fears
A consumer advocacy group is suing Smithfield Foods Inc. for allegedly fueling fears of a meat shortage during the pandemic to boost demand and prices for its products.
New York Times: Smithfield Foods is sued by an advocacy group claiming it stoked fears of meat shortages.
Smithfield Foods was one of the first companies to warn that the country was in danger of running out of meat as coronavirus infections ripped through processing plants in April 2020 and…