wbff- fox Baltimore — The family of Ronald Silver, a Department of Public Works employee who died from heat stroke while on the job last August, is taking legal action against the city.
Today marks one week shy of a year since Silver’s death, and his family is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Public Works engaged in intentional civil rights violations that contravene the U.S. Constitution. The family claims that the culture and conduct at the DPW demonstrate indifference to human life, with policies and practices designed to dehumanize workers…