'Meat processing facilities must have the ability to safely fulfill the federal government's reopening mandate with fear of frivolous litigation that will cripple their operations,' Hartzler said.
Legislation introduced Friday by Missouri Republican Representative Vicky Hartzler would protect meatpacking facilities from liabilities related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hartzler's bill, the Protecting Protein Production and Consumers Access Act , seeks to hold meat processing plants harmless from lawsuits. Exceptions would include cases brought because of criminal misconduct, reckless misconduct, gross negligence by the facility or a willful disregard for employees' safety.
Hartzler said her bill would protect workers in meat processing plants while still protecting company owners from being penalized by lawsuits.reached out to Representative Hartzler's office for further comment. This story will be updated with any response. "Under established supply chains," Trump wrote,"closure of a single meat or poultry processing facility can severely disrupt the supply of protein to an entire grocery store chain."
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