CDC Says COVID-19 Hit Meat, Poultry Plant Workers Hard In April, May July 8, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander The coronavirus outbreak took a heavy toll on workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities, with more than 17,000...
CDC, States’ Reporting of Virus Test Data Causes Confusion May 26, 2020 By Michelle R. Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Elected officials, businesses and others are depending on coronavirus testing and infection-rate data as states reopen so...
CDC: Masks Given to First Responders Might Be Counterfeit May 7, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told West Virginia officials that respirator masks distributed to 50,000...
As U.S. Auto Supply Chain Revs Up, Worker Safety Fears Linger in Mexico May 6, 2020 By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY — Workers at a Lear Corp autoparts plant in northern Mexico that saw the worst known coronavirus outbreak...
Hundreds of Washington Health Care Workers Sickened by Coronavirus May 5, 2020 By Martha Bellisle SEATTLE — Hundreds of health care workers and dozens of first responders in Washington state have become sick with the...
Viewpoint: A Solution to the COVID-19 Liability Problem April 28, 2020 By Noah Feldman Whenever we’re ready to re-open Covid-closed businesses, we’ll have to resolve some important questions about how to do so safely....
Labor Department Issues New Guidance For Meatpacking Workers April 27, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meat-processing plants that have seen a rash...
New York Charges Mallinckrodt With Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims April 22, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy...
Nurses Sue Montefiore for ‘Systemic Failure’ to Protect Them April 21, 2020 By Bob Van Voris A union representing New York nurses sued Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center for failing to safeguard its members...
Estate of Walmart Worker Who Died From COVID-19 Sues for Wrongful Death April 8, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The family of a Walmart Inc employee in Illinois who died after contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel...