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March 31, 2021 In News

Law Street Media: Court Dismisses COVID-19 Lawsuit Against OSHA Regarding Meatpacking Plant

On Tuesday, the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Labor (DOL), alleging that the governmental bodies should have done more to protect workers at Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, a meatpacking plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during…

March 30, 2021 In News

Law360: OSHA Escapes Pa. Meatpackers’ COVID-19 Protocols Suit

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday granted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s bid to ax a suit filed by meat processing plant workers who claimed that the agency failed to enforce COVID-19 protocols at their workplace despite receiving official complaints.

March 30, 2021 In Resource Materials

Maid-Rite Memorandum Opinion

Case: Maid-Rite (Justice at Work v. Sec. of Labor Eugene Scalia)

March 30, 2021 In News

Comment from Worker and Legal Team: Judge Grants OSHA Motion to Dismiss in Maid-Rite Worker Suit

Link to ruling: Maid-Rite-Dkt-59-Memorandum-Granting-Motion-to-Dismiss-Motion-to-Strike.pdf (publicjustice.net) Statement from Jane Doe II, a plaintiff in the lawsuit: “It is bad enough to be treated as inhuman by your employer during a pandemic – to work along a crowded processing line at breakneck speed, to have no room…

March 21, 2021 In News

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Law Street Media: Court Dismisses COVID-19 Lawsuit Against OSHA Regarding Meatpacking Plant

Law360: OSHA Escapes Pa. Meatpackers’ COVID-19 Protocols Suit

Maid-Rite Memorandum Opinion

Comment from Worker and Legal Team: Judge Grants OSHA Motion to Dismiss in Maid-Rite Worker Suit

The Kansas City Star: Pandemic and Trump-era neglect overwhelm federal agency tasked with worker safety

National COSH: Coronavirus Resources for Workers

Workers’ Rights Flyer – Haitian Creole

Workers’ Rights Flyer – Español

Workers’ Rights Flyer – English

Maid-Rite – Plaintffs Response to Defendant’s Suggstions of Mootness