Extraordinary hot weather is not the only health hazard faced by farm workers that has ... respiratory rates, making workers more susceptible to heat stroke. At the federal level, the Secretary ...

After efforts to pass laws were stalled in Miami-Dade County and then rebuffed last year by the Florida Legislature, which also banned counties from setting their own rules, the last agency actively ...

“The laws on the books are not the laws on the field,” said Roman Pinal, a United Farm ... heat stroke, and heavy rains can increase the risk of injuries. Record heat levels affect workers ...

Since prisoners challenged conditions on the Farm Line, state officials have implemented policies making them even worse, ...

Indoor workers in restaurants, warehouses, and industrial laundries face fundamentally serious but different challenges than outdoor construction workers or farm ... heat stress and heat stroke ...