Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers
The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19.
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Meatpacking Companies, OSHA Face Investigation Over Coronavirus In Plants
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis is seeking documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as three of the country's largest meatpacking companies.
Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19
More than 1,000 employees at the pork plant in Iowa have been infected by the virus, and at least six have died. The company launched an independent investigation into the complaints last month.
Some Meatpackers Question New COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
OSHA issued new safety guidelines recently, but some meatpacking workers and worker advocates, wonder whether the rules protect employees, or employers.
U.S. Workplace Safety Rules Missing In The Pandemic
Some businesses and employee advocates say they're not getting much help from the federal government to ensure workers' safety from the coronavirus pandemic.
Dispute Over Prayer Breaks Divides Muslim Meatpacking Workers
The conversation about religious accommodation in the workplace is playing out in a rural Colorado meatpacking town where Muslim workers at a Cargill plant were fired over prayer breaks.