As summers grow ever hotter, OSHA appears ready to protect workers

Grist
By Katie MyersJan 29, 2024, 4:30 am212 pts
Natalia, a 58-year old veteran farmworker from Florida, gets paid by the hour to work in a greenhouse, subjecting her and coworkers to a wretched humid heat that grows worse every summer. She gets two 10-minute breaks and one half-hour lunch each day, which recently have been moved from wherever she could find…

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