Disease That Wiped Out Millions of Pigs Is Creeping Back in Asia March 10, 2021 African swine fever is re-emerging in Asia, threatening to upend efforts to replenish national herds after the virus killed tens...
North Carolina Restaurant Owners, Workers Clash Over COVID Safety December 28, 2020 By Mackensy Lunsford ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Restaurant owners, who have seen their capacity and hours limited by government entities, are struggling to...
Tyson Accused of Misleading Interpreters at Virus-Hit Plant December 1, 2020 By Michael Hirtzer Tyson Foods Inc. is accused of giving incorrect information to interpreters during a Covid-19 outbreak that infected more than a...
OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Failing to Protect Workers From Coronavirus September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Sept 10 — The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees...
Fires Roil California’s Virus Fight Just as Outbreak Was Easing August 26, 2020 By Sophie Alexander and David R. Baker Just as California appeared to be turning a corner in its fight against the coronavirus, raging wildfires threaten to worsen...
Outbreak at Iowa Pork Plant Was Larger Than State Reported July 23, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley IOWA CITY, Iowa — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously...
COVID-19 Immunity Proposal Flounders in Tennessee July 6, 2020 By Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just a few weeks ago, Tennessee looked like a sure bet to become the latest state to...
Some Disneyland Workers Protest Reopening Plans Amid Pandemic June 29, 2020 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Workers at California’s Disneyland Resort protested from their cars on Saturday, arguing that the Walt Disney Co...
Los Angeles Union, Joined by ‘Pandemic Pig,’ Demands Meatpacking Plant Closure May 29, 2020 By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES — The union representing workers at a meatpacking plant near Los Angeles where at least 153 employees have...
M&A Legend Martin Lipton Warns of Coming Virus Lawsuit Wave May 19, 2020 By Jef Feeley A push by Republicans in Congress to create stronger liability protections for businesses hammered by the Covid-19 virus won’t completely...