Lawsuit filed to force state to enact and enforce new heat stress rules
August 10, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, Worker health
California is one of only two states to have regulations that require employers to take steps to reduce employee injuries or deaths due to heat stress. It’s also been issuing fines and even shutting down some companies that have violated the regs. But now a lawsuit says California isn’t doing enough.
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Tags: ACLU lawsuit, agricultural workers, CAL-OSHA, heat stress, United Farm Workers Union
