The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would…
No it looks like it's a ban on regulatory authorities from mandating heat protections on companies that go above state mandates. It reads to me like companies could still provide them, but are under no obligation to provide anything above the state mandates minimum. The headline is poorly written.
When they say agencies they mean local government bodies.
I think its safe to assume that companies (in Florida, using exploitative labor already) will spend as little as possible on the safety of their employees
I don't get it. Shouldn't it be at least optional?
Edit: now that I read it, the ban is on municipalities mandating these protections.
Maybe I misunderstood it a bit, but it seems like any business that goes above the minimum required by state law could be punished for it.
No it looks like it's a ban on regulatory authorities from mandating heat protections on companies that go above state mandates. It reads to me like companies could still provide them, but are under no obligation to provide anything above the state mandates minimum. The headline is poorly written.
When they say agencies they mean local government bodies.
Ah ok, not as cartoonishly evil as I thought, but still pretty awful.
I think its safe to assume that companies (in Florida, using exploitative labor already) will spend as little as possible on the safety of their employees