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DOL Announces COVID-19 Settlement with Nation’s Largest Pork Processor

November 19, 2021

Via: SHRM

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Nov. 15 that it had reached a settlement with Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., the nation’s largest pork processor, following an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection that led to an OSHA citation. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.

Company Will Implement Infectious Disease Preparedness Plan

Smithfield agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will implement at all its processing facilities nationwide. Smithfield must evaluate work areas where employees congregate to minimize employees’ potential exposure to infectious diseases.

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