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Ahead of another summer of record-breaking temperatures, the Fair Food Program — a major partnership between retailers, farmers, and farmworkers — offers the strongest legally binding protocols in the nation to keep the state’s workers safe when weathering extreme conditions.

Periodic breaks under shaded areas, available water and nearby bathrooms are some of the measures granted to these workers, the strongest in the country

Quality Journalism for Critical Times From the east to the west, two states in the U.S. — Florida and Arizona — have something in common: Extreme heat. But those states could play out in different ways when it comes to workforce heat protections, particularly as temperatures are rising. Soon, Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to approve or veto a bill […] The post Legislation in Florida would ban local workplace heat protections; Arizona just approved measures appeared first on ...

To spur demand and send a strong signal for beneficial private sector innovation and scale, the federal government can lead by example to drive the market for products and services that build heat resilience.

Without a federal heat stress standard, there is no way to ensure the adoption of heat stress prevention strategies to protect vulnerable workers.

Critics say a bill passed by West Virginia lawmakers increases the bureaucratic red tape folks who rely on unemployment benefits have to navigate and could financially hurt families already struggling with the high cost of living and ongoing inflation. Kelly Allen, executive director with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said the bill includes new reporting from employers and job research requirements for recipients, but keeps the maximum number of benefits available at 26 weeks....

Farmworkers and advocates on Sunday demonstrated in front of a Wendy's executive's Palm Beach mansion, calling for the fast food chain to join others in pledging to protect workers' rights.

The group of more than 70 with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers gathered near Nelson Peltz's home to call on Wendy's to join the Fair Food Program.

A coalition of farmworkers in Florida took matters into their own hands to ensure mandatory rest periods and access to water, shade, and restrooms

AdkAction has been awarded $225,000 for a food subsidy program that uses technology to help address the problem of food insecurity in the Adirondack region.