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Employees Say They Are Being Denied WC Benefits At Largest Meat Packing Plant In U.S.

23 Oct, 2020 Chriss Swaney

Greeley, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees of JBS USA say they are fighting for workers’ compensation following the deaths of several plant employees who suffered from COVID symptoms after working at the meat packer’s Greeley, Colo. […]

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