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The bill, which was passed by the Texas Senate in May, strips municipalities of the ability to regulate employment benefits and policies, and was proposed in order to stop cities from issuing protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic, like mandatory sick leave.
sez nothing about water, but someone (author? authors friend? Hillary?) ginned up a narrative.
federal law already gives 15 minute breaks every 4 hours so no, no republican said 'strip water breaks from the workers'. <--eta this is wrong, federal law only states that short <20 minute breaks be compensated, your state may install something over top that. Interesting, I woulda bet cash money otherwise
that workers are dying in the heat regardless? sure, I see that. no one is proposing banning fishing boats when the alaska fishing fleet is the most dangerous job around...(but if you could work in a covid narrative $5 gets ya $10 that changes...."Unvaccinated Tuna are killing our kids with covid!")
I recall being a mover back in phoenix in the summer. 110+ in the shade (but its a DRY heat...). no one stood in the way of water and ice consumption on my schedule, I doubt anyone does now and I know that if I did that today, I would be one of the ones you are planting...
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Can you show me where it says that we have state and federal laws that ensure proper rest periods? Texas doesn't have a law for that, but if u need something that I don't, I will gladly wait.
Are you freakin’ kidding me? Federal law requires the public posting of our federal labor laws in the place of business. Businesses operating without a permanent building must have a copy available for any employee who wants to see it. Ask your payroll clerk for a copy.
Union job ? Have never seen anything like that before
Union... non union and common sense. Want to keep workers hydrated and at their assigned work location ?... keep water and a pee palace (porta potty) nearby. Maybe you're not as well versed about construction as you claim.
Just imagine the cluster of repercussions if cities/counties/states were allowed to create their own employment laws. We’d cease to function.
States have sovereignty and are allowed to create more stringent laws (whether employment or otherwise) than the federal minimum guidelines. That's covered by the 9th Amendment. Every state has different employment laws. That's how American federalism works.
Texas just wields its unitary authority more heavily than most states as a result of the ideological clash between the cities and the state as a whole, but cities and counties quite often have different employment requirements.
States have sovereignty and are allowed to create more stringent laws (whether employment or otherwise) than the federal minimum guidelines. That's covered by the 9th Amendment. Every state has different employment laws. That's how American federalism works.
States *do* have the right to enact employee protections that supersede federal authority in the event that the state and federal laws of an issue conflict. In that event, the state may opt for additional regulations provided they give the highest standard of protection to employees and the strictest standard for employers. Yes, that is correct.
That poster only covers the minimum wage, OSHA, FMLA and does not mention anything about breaks for workers. So can you tell me where you saw this? Like, im really asking. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.
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Sure it is because you introduced the usurpation of federal law into this thread. I’d also like to see your citation of the federal law mandating 10 minute breaks for construction workers.
Fair enough. Breaks are state-mandated and not federally controlled. That specific data would be listed on your state’s labor poster. Are we square? You guys got any other labor questions to stump me with?
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