Sunrise Acres egg farm denies allegations of lax safety protocols

by:Lynsey Mukomel

JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Allegations have surfaced that a West Michigan egg company is not taking enough precautions to protect employees from COVID 19. What makes matters worse Summer saying is that many of the employees are undocumented immigrants.

Migrant Legal Aid, director and senior attorney Teresa Hendricks, shared the complaints her office has received surrounding Sunrise Acres:

She explained, “We’ve been told that each day, three to four workers test positive (for coronavirus) from the day before. Some of them are sent home but some come back before their virus has passed and that they’re not being given enough time off if they’re concerned about their test or having the virus."

In a statement issued to News 8 Wednesday afternoon Sunrise Acres did confirm that seven out of 170 employees contracted COVID-19 last week and that no one else has tested positive since then.

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