Perdue Farms commits funds to combat child labour in wake of probe
The poultry processor has reached an agreement with the Department of Labor, which alleged third-party use of minors.
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Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs in Virginia
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous ...
Shelter-in-place order lifted after HAZMAT incident at Georgetown Perdue plant
A chemical incident at the Perdue Farms plant in Georgetown Wednesday night, forced residents living nearby to shelter in ...
Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs, Labor Department says
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and let them work past 7 p.m. during the regular school week, the U.S.
Why emergency alerts were incorrect and delayed during Georgetown chemical incident
The shelter-in-place order was issued out of an abundance of caution, according to Lavoie. That's because the plume, which ...
Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a ...
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UPDATE: Georgetown Perdue Facility Cleared Following Hazmat Incident
GEORGETOWN, DE– A hazardous materials incident at a Sussex County Perdue plant forced neighbors ... contamination and spoilage in the meat and poultry industries. Concentrated forms of the ...
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Mel Gibson Reveals His Malibu Home Was Destroyed in L.A. Wildfires, but Pet Chickens Survived: 'It's Emotional'
Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Mel Gibson is among the multiple celebrities to have lost a home in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. During an appearance on NewsNation’s Elizabeth ...
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Backyard chicken coops are popular. But is it a good 'investment'? | Retire on Track
However, it also comes with challenges. Here, we explore the pros and cons of raising chickens at home – complete with a funny family anecdote. The most appealing benefit of raising chickens is ...
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Mel Gibson Loses Malibu Home To Fire: “Devastating, It’s Emotional”, But His Chickens Survived
In in interview Thursday with NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas, Gibson said he was away in Austin, TX, recording Joe Rogan’s podcast when he learned his Malibu home had been destroyed.
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Electrification Chickens About To Come Home To Roost
We have no doubt that the New York Power Authority has its reasons to increase hydropower rates charged to customers like the city of Jamestown. But NYPA’s proposed 2025 to 2029 rate increase that ...
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Mel Gibson reveals his Malibu home destroyed in LA wildfires but pet chickens survived
Mel Gibson, the famous actor, has lost his childhood home in Malibu to the wildfires ... In a surprising turn, even the family’s chickens, which were locked in a coop during the fire, were ...