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Tyson fires managers for betting on COVID cases Iowa pork plant cans 7 top staffers after conducting pandemic betting inquiry December 16, 2020   by Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press, Iowa City, Iowa Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.  The company said the inv...

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Things are looking up this week in Iowas fight against Covid-19. Pfizers Covid-19 vaccine arrived at Iowa hospitals this week including Mercy Medical and St. Lukes in Cedar Rapids. According to Iowas News Now, one Mercy Medical administrator described the arrival in hopeful terms, calling it a "light at then end of the tunnel". Mercy Medical Centers Vice President of medical affairs, Dr. Tony Myers told Iowas News Now "We start with the people that are directly taking care of the COVID patient...

SPM NEWS 12.15.20 - 3:04PM The family of a 65-year-old Iowa man  is suing Tyson after he died of COVID-19 while working at the companys pork plant in Storm Lake. Michael Everhard, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after he contracted the virus. His family contends in a lawsuit that Tyson didnt implement proper safety precautions to protect Everhard and other employees from the virus. Several Tyson executives at the plant are also named in the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Everhards t...

Michael Everhard, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after he contracted the virus. His family contends in a lawsuit that Tyson didn’t implement proper safety precautions to protect Everhard and other employees from the virus. Several Tyson executives at the plant are also named in the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Everhard’s three children. A Tyson spokeswoman said the company has implemented several safety measures that meet or exceed federal guidelines designed to slow the sprea...

Tyson facing another lawsuit over employee COVID-19 death by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 12:58 pm EDT STORM LAKE, Iowa — The family of a Tyson Foods employee are alleging in a lawsuit that he died from COVID-19 after the meat processing giant failed to implement safety protocols to guard against the coronavirus at the Iowa plant where he worked. Michael Everhard, 65, of Fonda, died of COVID-19 June 18, three weeks after being diagnosed with the virus. His family contends...

By Jason Taylor Dec 16, 2020 STORM LAKE, Iowa - A family is now suing Tyson Foods over its COVID-19 response at its meatpacking plant in Storm Lake. The family of 65-year old Michael Everhard claims Tyson continued to put him in a small work environment without proper safety measures. He died in June after three weeks in the hospital. Tysons responded, claiming its implemented numerous measures that exceeded CDC and OSHA guidelines and that theyre saddened by the loss of any team member. The l...

Updated: 6:32 AM CST Dec 16, 2020 The family of a man who died from COVID-19 while working at a Tyson pork plant in Storm Lake has filed a lawsuit accusing the company and several plant executives of gross negligence.Michael Everhard, 65, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after being diagnosed with the virus. His family contends he caught the virus at the plant, where he worked for 27 years, The Sioux City Journal reported.The lawsuit argues Tyson and its managers required Everhard ...

By Jason Taylor Dec 16, 2020 STORM LAKE, Iowa - A family is now suing Tyson Foods over its COVID-19 response at its meatpacking plant in Storm Lake. The family of 65-year old Michael Everhard claims Tyson continued to put him in a small work environment without proper safety measures. He died in June after three weeks in the hospital. Tysons responded, claiming its implemented numerous measures that exceeded CDC and OSHA guidelines and that theyre saddened by the loss of any team member. The l...

Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP, File IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation confirmed allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday. The company said the investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, revealed troubling behavior that resulted in the firings at the plant in Waterloo, Iowa. An outbreak centered aroun...