Iowa justices hear appeal of Tyson COVID lawsuit
The Iowa Supreme Court weighs whether workers compensation exclusivity bars a wrongful death suit by relatives of Waterloo Tyson workers who died from COVID-19 after the plant stayed open. Attorneys argued over intentional tort exceptions and whether the case belongs in workers' compensation court. The ruling could revive the lawsuit alleging misrepresentation of virus danger and suppression of interpreters.
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Iowa
Tyson Covid
Waterloo
Iowa Supreme Court
Waterloo Tyson
Isidro Fernandez
Sedika Buljic
Reberiano Leno Garcia
Jose Luis Ayala Jr
G. Bryan Ulmer III
Ulmer
David Yoshimura
Tyson
DWC
Division of
Tyson and Company
Kabeya
Axel” Mukendi
Felicie Joseph
U.S. House Select Subcommittee
Tyson Foods
JBS USA
Tyson Pork
Brandon Pollock
Cedar Falls
Teenager in Canada’s first locally acquired bird flu case critical
A British Columbia teenager, the first locally acquired H5N1 bird flu case in Canada, is in critical condition with severe respiratory illness. Health officials cited unknown exposure sources and noted antivirals are less effective in severe cases. Contacts have tested negative so far.
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Canada
British Columbia
Bonnie Henry
BC Children’s Hospital
Vancouver
Henry
Winnipeg
Public Health Agency of Canada
China
Vietnam
U.S
United States
U.S. Agriculture Department
Oregon
Apprenticeship Aims to Forge Welding Careers at IFP Motion
Martin earned a full-time job at IFP Motion Solutions after a two year welding apprenticeship funded by a 1.2 million grant to Grant Wood Region Consortium through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. The program partners Kirkwood Community College and local school districts to train 24 certified nursing assistants and six welding apprentices across multiple districts and businesses. Martin, inspired by his welder grandfather, aims to own a shop someday while continuing with IFP.
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IFP Motion Solutions
IFP
Bob Williams
Martin
Williams
Grant Wood Region Consortium
Molly Crock
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Aea
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Crock
Kristy Black
Kirkwood
Black
Advanced Manufacturing and Welding
Linn County
Grace
King
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