Labor violations include unsafe working conditions, unfair wages, and exploitation of workers, leading to physical and psychological harm. These violations can cause severe injuries, chronic health issues, and even death to the workers. Furthermore, by undermining fair labor practices, these violations contribute to economic disparities, perpetuating cycles of poverty and social instability.
TL;DR On July 1, 2023, Simmons Prepared Foods released 1,600 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia at its Van Buren, Arkansas chicken processing plant, injuring three workers. The EPA found that Simmons failed to use a robust lock-out/tag-out safety mechanism —…
TL;DR A seafood processing company in Gloucester, Massachusetts stored over 8,600 pounds of anhydrous ammonia — a gas that can kill you in minutes — inside a building a quarter-mile from an elementary school, and left safety systems broken, mislabeled,…
EvilCorporations.com · Environmental Investigation Dover Chemical’s HazardousWaste Problem Is BiggerThan a $14,000 Fine EPA Region 5 · Dover, Ohio · Inspection: May 10, 2022 · Final Order: February 15, 2024 TL;DR Dover Chemical Corporation stored unlabeled, mystery hazardous waste for…
TL;DR Jack in the Box illegally skimmed fractions of a cent per hour from thousands of Oregon workers for years, pocketing the difference between the correct Workers’ Benefit Fund rate and the outdated rate it kept deducting. A jury found…
Labor Abuse Investigation Stiffed, Silenced, and Legally Buried Dave & Buster’s forced workers off the clock, denied them meal breaks and rest periods, and then used the courts to make sure no single employee could ever fight back alone. Source:…
TL;DR Holtec Decommissioning International fired a nuclear plant worker named James Charles the moment he was approved for long-term disability benefits, then refused to comply with an arbitration ruling that ordered his reinstatement. When the union won at arbitration, Holtec…
TL;DR Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, one of the most powerful intellectual property law firms in the country, allegedly withheld a productivity bonus and full tuition reimbursement from a junior attorney named Alexander Zajac. Zajac billed over 2,200…
Labor Rights / Wage Theft / Retaliation R&R Restaurants Made Dancers Pay to Work — Then Cut Off Their Gigs for Speaking Up Filed: November 18, 2025 | Case: Hollis v. R&R Restaurants, Inc. | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
TL;DR A Phoenix apartment complex owner fired maintenance worker Jasper Press on his fourth day of work after he discussed his $25/hour wage and $1,500/month housing subsidy with coworkers. The company owner personally confronted Press, called the situation a “crisis,”…
EvilCorporations.com | Investigative Report | EPA Region 7 Hazardous Waste Violations Lincoln Industries Left Its 620 Workers Swimming in Unlabeled, Unsealed Hazardous Waste EPA Final Order Filed: November 18, 2025 | Lincoln, Nebraska TL;DR Lincoln Industries, a 620-employee manufacturing plant…