Companies, like DirecTV, that outsource labor try to avoid responsibility by saying “hey—those weren’t our workers, so it’s not our fault they were underpaid” – even though, in reality, the companies effectively control the subcontractors’ operations and profit from their workers’ (underpaid) labor.
In recent years, more and more state legislatures have – at the urging of lobbyists representing factory farm operations and industrial food producers – taken up “Ag Gag” laws that essentially shroud the operations of these mega-farms in secrecy and make holding them accountable difficult, if not impossible. At Public Justice, we believe everyone has the right to know where their food came from, how it was produced and the health and environmental ramifications of the factory farm industry’s operations. That’s why our Food Project has led the way in challenging these laws in court.
Public Justice continues our advocacy to defend the constitutional rights of those who are targeted by government officials.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 985, the so-called “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act.” This sweeping legislation would make it virtually impossible to bring a class action lawsuit, effectively locking the courthouse doors to millions of Americans. The final vote in the House represented a very narrow victory (220 – 201), setting the stage for a real battle in the United States Senate.
By Paul Bland Executive Director Lawmakers in Congress are about to vote on a bill that would seriously jeopardize Americans’ right to their day in court. We need your help to stop this dangerous legislation which will make it easier for corporations to break the…
By Leah Nicholls Staff Attorney Nowadays, we take for granted that when we receive a blood transfusion or other human blood product, it won’t come with HIV. But that wasn’t always the case. Even after it became known that HIV/AIDS could be transmitted via blood,…