InvestigationBusiness, Health They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable. Gabriel ThompsonThe InterceptApril 30, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Labor As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren’t Allowed to Get Sick In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick. Gabriel ThompsonThe InterceptApril 7, 2020
ImpactJustice, Labor Following Exposé of Labor Violations, Centerplate Agrees to $5.45m Settlement In July 2018, Judge Koh denied Centerplate’s motion to dismiss, setting up the massive settlement this week. Gabriel ThompsonFebruary 1, 2019
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Coachella, Underground How the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration. Gabriel ThompsonLongreadsApril 12, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Coachella, Alternativo Cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump. Gabriel ThompsonLongreadsApril 12, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Justice, Politics A Death in Arizona Hawaii sends nearly half of its inmates to a private prison in Arizona, with only the most cursory oversight. Gabriel ThompsonViceMarch 6, 2017
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor Dark Meat Work more days. Carve more turkeys. Don’t get hurt. What poultry workers endure in the frenzied weeks before Thanksgiving. Gabriel ThompsonSlate MagazineNovember 21, 2016
InvestigationImmigration Good Crop, Bad Crop Workers picking America’s produce face rampant wage theft. The Department of Labor is barely using its toughest tool to stop it. Gabriel ThompsonSlate MagazineAugust 2, 2016
AnalysisBusiness, Justice Lawsuit Filed Against Super Bowl 50’s Food Service Company The company that provides food and beverage services at Levi’s Stadium faces allegations of not paying employees for hours worked, failing to grant rest breaks, and engaging in unfair business practices. Gabriel ThompsonFebruary 18, 2016
InvestigationBusiness, Labor I Was a Super Bowl Concession Worker What it’s like making less than $13 an hour to serve $13 beers at one of the biggest games on Earth. Gabriel ThompsonSlate MagazineFebruary 9, 2016