Pork Processor Seeks To Delay Court Decision Limiting Slaughter Speeds May 4, 2021 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO — U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would...
Most U.S. Firms Hit With Covid-19 Safety Fines Aren’t Paying Up February 18, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put...
Probe Focuses on Chicken Conveyer in Deaths at Georgia Plant February 10, 2021 By Sudhin Thanawala ATLANTA (AP) — Problems with the operation of a conveyer belt system that transported chicken for freezing appear to be...
Florida Advances Bill to Shield Businesses from COVID-19 Lawsuits January 28, 2021 By Brendan Farrington Florida businesses would be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow state-issued guidelines to prevent...
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...
Farm Industry Braces for Tougher Eye on Practices Under Biden November 16, 2020 By Mike Dorning American agriculture is bracing for tougher scrutiny of practices from environmental protections to workplace safety in the transition from the...
Fired Amazon Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Pandemic Conditions November 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the...
Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ Covid Suit Tossed by Judge November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Offices Resort to Sensors in Futile Attempts to Keep Workers Apart October 20, 2020 By Jeff Green Millions of workers in recent months have returned to offices outfitted with new pandemic protocols meant to keep them healthy...
Amazon Workers Say Prime Day Rush Breaks Virus Safety Vows October 15, 2020 By Josh Eidelson and Spencer Soper Amazon.com Inc. has recklessly reinstated dangerous warehouse productivity quotas despite telling a judge that it was suspending them during the...