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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 he became infected at the Storm Lake plant, where he worked for 27 years, The Sioux City Journal re...

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. Tyson's responded, claiming its implemented numerous measures that exceeded CDC and OSHA guidelines and that they're saddened by the loss of any team member. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Everhard’s three children.  

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 to continue working in an environment “rife with coronavirus” and didn’t implement sa...

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. Tyson's responded, claiming its implemented numerous measures that exceeded CDC and OSHA guidelines and that they're saddened by the loss of any team member. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Everhard’s three children.  

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 around the plant infected more than 1,000 employees, at least six of whom died. “We value our people an...