There are no federal or state requirements that people who work outside receive paid water breaks. Casar, an Austin Democrat, wants to change that.
in sectors like construction, agriculture, mail delivery, manufacturing, food preparation and landscaping at risk. Since the onset of the heat wave, at least three workers have died in Texas from causes that officials are investigating as possibly heat-related. According to work safety experts and unions, heat-related deaths are likely undercounted because many are registered as related to other causes.
On Monday, Casar released a letter, signed by over 100 other House members and Senators, calling on the White House and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to fast-track federal workplace heat protections. Although Congress could establish these protections, it would be a more challenging and time-consuming process due to opposition from the Republican majority in the House.
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