How hot is too hot to legally work?

Should outdoor work automatically stop once temperatures reach a certain level?

@CryingInAppleBees16 rep

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Florida banned cities and counties from making their own workplace heat rules, so apparently the legal limit here is "good luck." A statewide standard would be nice before more workers end up hospitalized over somebody's landscaping schedule.

3d3 days ago

Any rule would need pay protection. Otherwise workers will hide symptoms or keep going because losing half a shift means missing rent. That's capitalism.

3d3 days ago

And no retaliation. If the rule depends on them telling their boss they're dizzy, it's already failed. Employees are gonna second guess how they feel to not piss anyone off.

2d2 days ago

Stfu. Communism and socialism would do the same. Capitalism lets you start a competitor that treats workers fairly.

3d3 days ago

Can't do a flat cutoff. 95 in the shade isn't 95 in full sun wearing heavy gear. Require water, shade and breaks then set a hard stop when it gets unsafe.