Florida bans local heat protection for workers

[Axtremus]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/15/florida-removes-heat-protections-texas/73335597007/

Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers
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Florida will become the second state to stop local governments from requiring heat protection for outdoor workers after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 433.

The state banning local governments from enacting stronger local regulations to protect workers from heat.

[George K]

So the following states to not require employers to provide shade and water amidst soaring temperatures.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Because it never gets hot in Mississippi, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico.

But Florida....

[Copper]

I had a couple City Jobs doing mostly manual work during high school. If the temperature hit 90 or 95, I forget which, we were sent home.

[taiwan_girl]

@Copper Your city was ahead of its time!!