Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Vernon bakery and cafe alleging an indifferent attitude by management during the height of the coronavirus pandemic caused employees to contract the disease, with two of the new cases blaming plant conditions for two deaths.
Two more lawsuits have been filed against a company alleging that management's indifferent attitude during the height of the coronavirus pandemic caused employees to contract the disease, with the new suits blaming the plant conditions for the deaths of two workers.
Fun. Fresh. Food! Sample of a pineapple bowl served at Pineappétit Restaurant.
Across Florida, this pandemic has forced many restaurants over the last year many of which were already operating on tight margins to face the possibility of closing. CBS recently put out an article highlighting new data from H&R Block that shows Black-owned businesses are taking the biggest hit. An H&R Block survey found that 53% of Black business owners saw their revenue drop by half, compared to 37% of White owners, since the pandemic started. Statistics from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Black ownership dropped 41% last year, and they claim it is the most significant decline among all racial groups during the pandemic months.