Record heat is dangerous for workers outside. Even so, Governor Abbott just signed a law preventing local communities from enacting laws for mandatory water breaks.
  • withersailorOP
    9·
    2 years ago

    Idk. But someone has to first fight it in the courts. That’s time and money. Not something that most are going to be able to do.

    • tchotchony@mander.xyz
      1·
      2 years ago

      It’s not in effect yet, starting september. Now I know absolutely nothing about US law, but can’t OSHA itself fight this?

      • Pigeon@beehaw.org
        3·
        2 years ago

        OSHA is really, really, really underfunded, to the point most OSHA complaints go uninvestigated, iirc.

      • withersailorOP
        2·
        2 years ago

        That’s a thing about these laws. Fighting them isn’t as quick as passing them. I would hope it’s thrown out, but people will die in the meantime.