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You deliberately misconstrued what I meant. What is stopping the employees from bringing a thermos of water to work? That has always been the norm for outside workers. If you know you are going to be working in the heat, why wouldn't you do the reasonable thing? To quote your own comment, it's not that hard for them. Seems like taking basic responsibility for yourself if becoming a rarity.
My son worked in construction and always took a large thermos full of water with him.
In Texas, specifically Austin and Dallas, requirements have been in place mandating a 10 minute water break every four hours for construction workers. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to eliminate those protections, which would allow construction workers to work in 100+ degree heat without as much as water breaks.
a survey found that many construction workers were not receiving either, even though temperatures in Austin have reached as high as 112 degrees F. The campaign was a success — that year, the city council passed an ordinance mandating that construction workers get a 10-minute water break every four hours. In 2015, Dallas adopted a similar requirement
Republican lawmakers in Texas are pushing a bill that would eliminate these minimal protections that help workers survive on very hot days, which are increasing in number and severity with climate change.
Are you familiar with Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution? It states that the laws of the United States -- federal laws -- are the supreme law of the land and judges in every state are bound by them regardless of conflicting state laws.
Specific wording of The Preempton Doctrine and the Supremacy Clause:
The preemption doctrine originates from the supremacy clause of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution. This doctrine states that any federal law, even if it is only a regulation from a federal agency, supersedes any conflicting state law, even if that law is part of the state's constitution. When Congress specifically enacts a law preempting an existing state law, there is little left to discuss from a legal standpoint, except perhaps which law was meant to be preempted. In cases where Congress does not preempt a specific state law, the court must determine whether the law directly conflicts with federal law.
In Texas, specifically Austin and Dallas, requirements have been in place mandating a 10 minute water break every four hours for construction workers. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to eliminate those protections, which would allow construction workers to work in 100+ degree heat without as much as water breaks.
a survey found that many construction workers were not receiving either, even though temperatures in Austin have reached as high as 112 degrees F. The campaign was a success — that year, the city council passed an ordinance mandating that construction workers get a 10-minute water break every four hours. In 2015, Dallas adopted a similar requirement
Republican lawmakers in Texas are pushing a bill that would eliminate these minimal protections that help workers survive on very hot days, which are increasing in number and severity with climate change.
In Texas, specifically Austin and Dallas, requirements have been in place mandating a 10 minute water break every four hours for construction workers. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to eliminate those protections, which would allow construction workers to work in 100+ degree heat without as much as water breaks.
a survey found that many construction workers were not receiving either, even though temperatures in Austin have reached as high as 112 degrees F. The campaign was a success — that year, the city council passed an ordinance mandating that construction workers get a 10-minute water break every four hours. In 2015, Dallas adopted a similar requirement
Republican lawmakers in Texas are pushing a bill that would eliminate these minimal protections that help workers survive on very hot days, which are increasing in number and severity with climate change.
I am a Commercial Electrician in Dallas and I have never seen any of this.
We cover the importance of staying well hydrated in several meetings every week and water is supplied generously.
They may be talking about but is not any of the above in your post in practice.
You can drink as much as you want when ever you desire.
This doctrine states that any federal law, even if it is only a regulation from a federal agency, supersedes any conflicting state law, even if that law is part of the state's constitution.
If federal law requires workers to have a break every 5 hours, it is within the rights of any state or any city home rule charter to require a break every 4 hours. That does not present a legal conflict.
Or in the absence of federal law or regulation, states and home rule cities are free to come up with their own. From the OP's link:
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OSHA has considered but declined to issue national heat standards that would protect workers specifically from heat, like setting mandatory water breaks, since 1972. Instead, the agency enforces a hazier regulation that requires employers to protect workers from “recognized serious hazards in the workplace,” including heat-related hazards.
If federal law requires workers to have a break every 5 hours, it is within the rights of any state or any city home rule charter to require a break every 4 hours. That does not present a legal conflict.
Or in the absence of federal law or regulation, states and home rule cities are free to come up with their own. From the OP's link:
Workers are entitled to a federally-protected break every four hours. That’s already federal law. I really don’t understand what you are trying to present here. If a city tried to change that and make the rule a break for every three hours of work, it wouldn’t fly. City/county/state employment laws cannot supersede the federal level.
So you're using the rule to justify the rule. Got it.
Errr ... ok?
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