Many states decline to require water breaks for outdoor workers in extreme heat
State lawmakers and regulators have opted not to require employers to give outdoor laborers rest breaks with shade and water.
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State lawmakers and regulators have opted not to require employers to give outdoor laborers rest breaks with shade and water.
Virginia Developments Readers will no doubt recall that, during the week of July 27, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry adopted an Emergency Temporary Standard concerning COVID-19 and how employers were to protect employees in the workplace from being exposed and/or contracting COVID-19. Virginia was the first state to adopt such standards. When the Emergency Temporary Standard went into effect, it was made clear that it would expire either within six months of its adoption, upon the expiration of Governor Northam’s State of Emergency Order for Virginia, which has not o...