President Joe Biden proposed on Tuesday, July 2nd, a new rule to protect about 36 million workers from health risks due to extreme heat, including thousands of Latinos and immigrants working in agriculture and construction. This measure, to be enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor (DOL), represents the first federal safety standard aimed at preventing workplace deaths due to high temperatures. “Across the country, workers suffer heatstroke or even die just doing their jobs,” Biden said in a statement to the press at the White House. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and … Continue reading As Record Heat Threatens Millions, Biden’s Proposal Seeks to Safeguard Workers’ Lives