A worker is suing his employer, ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, alleging he got infected with COVID-19 at work and passed the disease on to his wife, who died of it.
Beloit resident Rigoberto Ruiz alleges the company, owned by Conagra Brands, didn’t enforce any policy to ensure that employees wore masks in its Darien plant, where he worked and which processes Birds Eye frozen vegetable products.
The lawsuit says many employees failed to wear masks in the plant within the view of supervisors, who failed to take corrective action.
“As a result, an outbreak occurred at the plant which required the plant to close and which resulted in Rigoberto Ruiz becoming infected with Covid-19,” the complaint says.
Wisconsin worker who contracted COVID, passed it to wife, sues ConAgra
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Wisconsin worker who contracted COVID, passed it to wife, sues ConAgra
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“Hello, Papi, I am in Brazil.”
A text message I received sitting in my home office after nearly a month of silence signified Victor Arellano’s nine-month battle had just been won. Arellano escaped Venezuela with a bullet in his spine, fleeing across violent and treacherous terrains, to have a chance of survival in a place providing no guarantees of a better life.
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