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Sort by date 372 pages found matching tyson foods- Tyson Foods Inc. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Ashland, AL: The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a racial discrimination lawsuit on behalf of more than one dozen African American employees who worked at the company's Ashland poultry plant. The lawsuit claimed white workers posted a "whites only" sign on a locked bathroom and only distributed keys to white employees. Black employees c... - Tyson Chicken Wrongful Death Settlement
In July 1999, two employees at the company's Henderson County processing plant were killed in an accident. The employees were overcome by deadly vapors while attempting to retrieve equipment in a confined space. Tyson claimed if safety procedures were followed accordingly, the accident would have been prevented. Tyson did agree to a $184,000 wrongful de... - Whistleblower Roundup: Agreement Reached in Multi-Million Dollar Case
Aug-13-08 Chicago, IL It must have taken a tremendous amount of courage for Cleveland Tyson to do what he did—just as it takes any whistleblower courage and determination to damn the torpedoes, some of which are their own, to fly in the face of the status quo and call the company to the carpet. That's what happened at Amerigroup, which was contracted by the I... - McDonald’s Employees “Treated Like Dogs” Reach Settlement
Sep-3-21 Oakland, CA Workers at Oaklands McDonald’s who claimed they had to wear dog diapers and coffee filters instead of face masks settled a California safety lawsuit August 12. McDonald’s Safety Settlement Part of the settlement requires the franchise to maintain numerous safety measures, provide paid breaks to ensure that workers can saniti... - California Donning and Doffing on the Clock?
Sep-26-18 Sacramento, CA: Workers in California, from farm harvesters to computer technicians, can’t come to terms with the California labor law regarding donning and doffing—putting on and taking off employer-mandated uniforms, clothing and safety gear, even though a number of donning and doffing lawsuits have settled in favor of the employee. The employer... - People Sickened by Salmonella Dog Food
May-6-12 Gaston, SC Yet another food poisoning outbreak was reported this weekend, but this one isn’t the run-of-the-mill food recall or contaminated food outbreak news. At least fourteen people spanning nine states have been sickened by salmonella after being “in contact” with dry dog food made by Diamond Pet Foods. Not one dog has been reported sick. ... - Flavor Additive in Hundreds of Foods Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-8-10 Washington, DC A food enhancer used in hundreds of products has been subjected to a food recall due to the presence of salmonella in food samples. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg stresses that the problem was identified and dealt with before anyone became ill. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, known in the indust... - Calorie Counts Are Not Always Accurate
Jan-6-10 New York, NY A new study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests that many prepared foods and restaurant meals are labeled with inaccurate calorie counts. The false labeling may entice people to buy foods that are not as healthy as they appear. The study tested 29 restaurants and 10 frozen food pr... - Class Action Lawsuit in Recalled Pet Food Case Settled in Hawaii
May-23-08 Honolulu, HI Earlier today a class action lawsuit against pet food manufacturer Menu Foods was settled in the First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, according to two Honolulu attorneys linked to the case. The class action lawsuit alleged that last year, Menu Foods was distributing tainted pet food to Hawaii pet owners. Attorney Thomas Grande from Grande... - Sandwiches Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Washington, DC: Grand Strand Sandwich Company of Longs, SC is recalling its 4.5oz and 5 oz Chicken Salad Sandwiches, with the following labels: Grand Strand Sandwich, Lunch Box Sandwiches, and Country Harvest Sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can... - CPI Foods Recalls Non Fat Dry Milk Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination
CPI Foods, Inc of Dallas, TX, is recalling approximately 15,000 (net wt. 20g) packets of non fat dry milk because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Non Fat Dry Milk packets are components of CPI Foods shelf stable meal kits distributed to various community service companies in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, West Virginia, Nor... - Save-A-Lot to Pay A lot to Ohio Employment Plaintiffs and Others
Aug-3-14 Cleveland, OH As happens with many multidistrict lawsuits, a class action centered in Connecticut also reaches into Ohio and other states, qualifying the litigation for allegations under Ohio Labor Employment Law . The issue involves assistant store managers working for Moran Foods LLC in various states, including Ohio. The claim alleges Moran Foods... - Will Widened Michael Foods Egg Recall Result in Foodborne Illness?
Mar-11-12 Wakefield, NE Food recalls, undertaken in an effort to avoid cases of Foodborne Illness , can appear to take on a life of their own after the domino effect of a recall takes hold. Case in point is the recent recall of more than a million hard-cooked eggs by Michael Foods. The initial recall, in an effort to avoid any potential for Food Poisoning, was... - Heartburn Help: Proton Pump Inhibitors Being Overprescribed?
Oct-16-10 Minneapolis, MN For many people, proton pump inhibitors have been like a miracle drug. But the heartburn drugs may have worked too well, putting patients at risk of developing proton pump inhibitor side effects. Because they reduce the effects of acid reflux, allowing people to eat foods they possibly should not be eating, many people started taking th... - Pistachio Recall Widens
Apr-5-09 Terra Bella, CA When the pistachio recall first rolled out on March 24th there were no reports of any illnesses. That may not be the case now, after pistachio nuts from Setton Pistachio are being investigated and a food recall is expanding. This latest recall—which was voluntary on the part of Setton Pistachio—first came to light a little more th... - American Foods Group Recalls E. coli Beef in Seven States
Nov-26-07 Green Bay, WI For an industry paying lip service to the ideals of stamping out E. coli, the consumer beef industry will once again be cowing to criticism after yet another E. coli recall surfaced over the weekend. The American Foods Group has voluntarily recalled 96,000 pounds of ground meat after reports that two people were sickened. While the amo... - E. Coli Spinach Outbreak could Result in Criminal Charges
Oct-16-06 Salinas Valley, CA The recent spinach E. coli outbreak is now being investigated by federal agents. The agents raided two produce companies in Salinas Valley last week, looking for evidence of criminal activity. Search warrants were executed by the FBI and the Food and Drug Administration's criminal investigations office. The companies under inve... - Bagged Spinach: E coli Carrier
Sep-26-06 Monterey, CA " Spinach is susceptible of receiving all imprints: It is the virgin wax of the kitchen." This quote from Grimod de la Reyniere begs the questions: What is this spinach outbreak saying about the safety of food? How safe is our farming nowadays and should we be worried? To date, 175 cases of E. coli bacteria in tainted spinach have been r... - $9M Settlement Reached in Wonder Bread Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $9 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action brought by distributors for Flowers Foods, Inc., the company behind Wonder Bread and Nature’s Own. Brought by named plaintiffs Scott Rehberg, Willard Allen Riley and Mario Ronchetti in 2012, the lawsuit alleged that the distributors were misclassified as indep... - Aunt Jemima Products Recall
Jan-24-06 Two Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast foods have been recalled by Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. because the packages forgot to list egg products on the cartons and could harm consumers with egg allergies. The company states on its website that "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg may run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reacti...