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Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFarmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of...
Staffing issues still plague the investigative unit at Cal/OSHA, imperiling workers
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 19 minutes agoCal/OSHA has been under further scrutiny following a March legislative hearing that resulted in a...
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the...
'More at risk than everyone else': Advocates say more needs to be done to protect farmworkers
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn some cases, seats inside these buses have been removed, leaving empty space to accommodate more...
2 Tri-Cities companies to pay $470K after farmworkers reported rapes, harassment
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTwo Pasco companies will pay $470,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging multiple rapes and sexual...
CDC has a million bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIt’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus...
Scientists try to solve bird flu mystery: Why there's so much virus in Michigan wastewater
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNewly released wastewater surveillance data suggests Michigan is a national hot spot for the highly...
‘Don’t be afraid to speak up’: Companies to pay $470,000 for failing to protect female farmworkers
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 6 days agoOn Monday Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Greenridge Farms and Baker Produce will pay...
FEMA is ready for an extreme hurricane and wildfire season, but money is a concern, Mayorkas says
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to...
Pasco companies pay $470k to settle lawsuit over harassment, rape of female farmworkers
KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities· 6 days agoPASCO, Wash.-Two Pasco based companies will pay out $470,000 to settle claims of sexual abuse and...