Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "But there are currently no federal regulations for working conditions in the heat. ...

"But there are currently no federal regulations for working conditions in the heat. Only six states — California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington — have passed laws that provide protections for workers in extreme heat conditions, and those laws mostly apply to outdoor workers. ...Other states, including Texas and Florida, have banned local municipalities from passing their own heat protection regulations..."

https://www.eater.com/24262306/worker-labor-protections-food-service-worker-restaurants-civil-eats-climate-change

#PublicHealth #heat #labor #environment