The family of Ronald Silver II, a Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) employee who died while working in extreme heat in 2024, is suing the City of Baltimore, attorney Thiru Vignarajah said Thursday.
Travis Christian, a co-worker who was with Silver on the day of his death, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
The suit accuses the city of violating civil rights laws and forcing employees to work in unsafe conditions.
Allegations of unsafe working conditions
In a letter to the city’s law department, Vignarajah said DPW employees were afraid to report poor working conditions due to fear of being fired, especially those working as a condition of probation. He also said the department failed to inform workers about the risks of heat exposure or how to respond to symptoms of illness…