Unions, Nonprofits Sue Federal Government For PPE Shortage During Pandemic

Mealey's (October 9, 2020, 3:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A dozen unions and nonprofits filed a complaint on Oct. 8 in a District of Columbia federal court, alleging a failure to employ the Defense Production Act (DPA) to ensure that essential workers had sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic (Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, et al. v. Alex Azar, et al., No. 20-2876, D. D.C.)....