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World News@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

Death on the Job: Texas Says "NO" To Water Breaks in the Heat

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Death on the Job: Texas Says "NO" To Water Breaks in the Heat

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World News@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

Record heat is dangerous for workers outside. Even so, Governor Abbott just signed a law preventing local communities from enacting laws for mandatory water breaks.

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Small government for the win! /s

Sadly there is gonna be a lot of wrongful death lawsuits over this, I guarantee it.

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