Betting on Covid

Posted by Miguel Mendez Perulles.

The managers of Tyson’s largest pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa, were alleged to have been betting on the amount of reported COVID-19 cases within the plant. Since the allegations came out these supervisors have been suspended as investigations, lead by former US attorney general Eric Holder, continue. The CEO of Tyson Foods has come forward and stated that he is “extremely upset” about the allegations, commenting that if these claims were to be accurate, then new practices would be implemented to solve this problem. Tyson has not yet disclosed the names of the managers involved in these allegations.

Allegedly, one of the plant managers by the name of Tom Frank “organized a cash buy-in, winner-take-all betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager on how many employees would test positive for COVID-19.” Demonstrating extreme negligence in his role as a supervisor during the COVID-19 pandemic. This betting allegedly began last spring, during which more than one-third of the plant workers became infected. Managers at the plant pressured employees to continue working even if they demonstrated COVID symptoms. One of the plant managers, John Creasy, allegedly told the employees that the virus was “no big deal,” even calling it a “glorified flu.”

Mel Orchard is the Plaintiff’s attorney representing: Sedika Buljic, Reberiano Garcia, Jose Ayala Jr., and Isidro Fernandez. This case has also gained support from The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union,” which has condemned the actions of Tyson’s Waterloo plant. Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds commended the Waterloo Plant for implementing proactive safety measures. The Iowa OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) stated in June that they had found zero violations in their April 20 inspection. Tyson Foods requested the case to be dismissed after the plaintiffs could not prove the employees became infected at the plant.

Miguel is an accounting and finance major at the Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, Class of 2024.

Works Cited

Foley, Ryan J. “Tyson Suspends Iowa Plant Managers amid Virus Betting Claim.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 19 Nov. 2020, https://apnews.com/article/iowa-tyson-plant-managers-virus-bet-law-f9a4556fdd253a7ae1787039e248879a

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