Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions

President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined steps his administration is taking to address the consequences of extreme heat, including targeted inspections of industries where workers are at increased risk of heat exposure and the adoption of federal heat-related protections. Biden said he asked acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue a heat hazard alert clarifying that workers have federal heat-related protections and telling employers what they can or should be doing to protect workers. “We should be protecting workers from hazardous conditions, and we will,” the president said. &...