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Gebbers Farms in the state of Washington has been fined over $2 million for egregious willful violations of COVID-19 health orders.
Over the summer, two migrant workers at the farm died from the coronavirus. COVID-19 is a known workplace hazard, and we expect businesses in Washington state to follow the requirements, a Washington official told Business Insider. They did not. That s the short of it. These people were not disposable, Elizabeth Strater, a UFW organizer, told Business Insider. Gebbers Farms should be held accountable for every worker who was sickened or killed in those camps.
Gebbers Farms boasts that it has some of the world s freshest apples. But, according to the state of Washington, it also has some of the most willfully negligent leadership: Two of its workers dying of COVID-19 while the company defied health orders intended to arrest the spread of the coronavirus.
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Thurston County restaurant hit with judge’s order after violating COVID-19 rules
Farm Boy Drive-In Restaurant in Maytown refused to close its indoor dining after Gov. Jay Inslee issued new COVID-19 restrictions. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 4:52 PM PST December 17, 2020
OLYMPIA, Wash. A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a restaurant south of Olympia that has refused to shut down indoor dining as required by statewide coronavirus restrictions.
Washington Department of Labor & Industries spokesperson Tim Church said Thursday that a Thurston County judge issued the order against Farm Boy Drive-In Restaurant in Maytown. A hearing is expected next week on the matter.