Checking in With Virginia’s Latinx Community Following Passage of Workplace Safety Rules
Liz Zavala at her job in Harrisonburg. (Credit: Cat Modlin-Jackson)
In May, we brought you the story of a Mexican-American woman whose family was deeply impacted by the spread of COVID-19 in poultry plants. Cat Modlin-Jackson checked in with Liz Zavala after Virginia became the first state to pass mandatory workplace safety rules amidst the pandemic.
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