The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined two Oahu nurseries for violations of agricultural worker protection rules. According to the EPA, the state in 2021 conducted inspections at the ...
President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled its long-awaited proposal to protect workers from extreme heat at what might appear to be an appropriate time—amid a record-hot summer with millions of ...
The Biden administration proposed the first-ever national heat protection standards for workers. The rule targets about 35 million workers in industries like construction and agriculture. The proposal ...
The Biden administration finally proposed federal heat protection standards last week, more than half a century after federal experts first outlined the need for such rules. The Nixon administration ...
On May 2, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced The Warehouse Worker Protection Act. In the coming weeks a bipartisan House version of the bill is expected to be ...