by Benedetta Tommaselli | Oct 8, 2024 |
Farmworkers in California are bearing the brunt of life-threatening heat waves that have increased in intensity and duration. Dozens of farmworkers have told Capital & Main in recent months that they often toil in blistering heat without shade and sometimes...
by Benedetta Tommaselli | Sep 26, 2024 |
California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has intensified in recent years — endangering farmworkers, construction workers and others who toil in scorching temperatures — an investigation by the Los...
by Benedetta Tommaselli | Sep 26, 2024 |
State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat-protection laws, said new legislation is needed to protect employees amid escalating periods of extreme heat....
