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Labor and the Law ,ĞĂƟŶŐhƉ %\0DUN$/LHVDQG$GDP5<RXQJ K^,ƉůĂŶƐƚŽƚĂƌŐĞƚĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ͘ As we approach the heat of the spring and summer ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŵĂǇďĞŽƵƚŽĨƐŚĂƉĞ͕ŽƵƚŽĨƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŽŶ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇ ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƌĞďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ŚŽƚ Ăŝƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨĂĐĞ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ ĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚĞƌƐĂƌĞĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌĂďŽǀĞͲĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŚĞĂƚŝŶƐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚƐ of the country. Employers should remain aware of risks of safety rule ǀŝŽůĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ ŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ EĞǁ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŐŚƚ ůĂďŽƌ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĨĂĐĞ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƚ͕ŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůƐƚƌĞƐƐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞũŽďĂŶĚ understanding when they need to access water, rest and shade. dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌKĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂů^ĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚ,ĞĂůƚŚ ŚĂƐ Ă ǁĞďƉĂŐĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƚ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ͘ E/K^, ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ͞ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĞǆƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞ ŚĞĂƚ Žƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ŚŽƚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐŵĂǇďĞĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨŚĞĂƚƐƚƌĞƐƐ͘ǆƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĞǆƚƌĞŵĞ ŚĞĂƚĐĂŶƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂůŝůůŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ͘͟ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ E/K^, ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ͕ ͞,ĞĂƚ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ĐĂŶ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŝŶ ŚĞĂƚƐƚƌŽŬĞ͕ŚĞĂƚĞǆŚĂƵƐƟŽŶ͕ŚĞĂƚĐƌĂŵƉƐŽƌŚĞĂƚƌĂƐŚĞƐ͘,ĞĂƚ ĐĂŶĂůƐŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐŝŶǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĂƐŝƚŵĂǇƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶ ƐǁĞĂƚǇƉĂůŵƐ͕ĨŽŐŐĞĚͲƵƉƐĂĨĞƚǇŐůĂƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĚŝǌǌŝŶĞƐƐ͘͟tŽƌŬĞƌƐ ĂƌĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇƐƵƐĐĞƉƟďůĞƚŽŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞǇŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ had a chance to acclimate to a hot environment. As workers ĐŽŵĞŽƵƚŽĨƋƵĂƌĂŶƟŶĞ͕ƚŚĞǇŵĂǇďĞĂĐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞĚƚŽďĞŝŶŐŝŶ ĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇ ŶĞĞĚ ƌĞĂĐĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŽ hot environments. E/K^,ĂůƐŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĂƌĞĂƚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƌŝƐŬ of heat stress. “Workers at risk of heat stress include outdoor ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŝŶŚŽƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĮƌĞĮŐŚƚĞƌƐ͕ ďĂŬĞƌǇǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ŵŝŶĞƌƐ͕ďŽŝůĞƌ room workers, factory workers and others. Workers at greater ƌŝƐŬŽĨŚĞĂƚƐƚƌĞƐƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞϲϱǇĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞŽƌ Seyfarth Shaw LLP ŽůĚĞƌ͕ŽǀĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ͕ŚĂǀĞŚĞĂƌƚĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŽƌŚŝŐŚďůŽŽĚƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͕ ŽƌƚĂŬĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇďĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚďǇĞǆƚƌĞŵĞŚĞĂƚ͘͟ dŚĞƐĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƌͲƌŝƐŬ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚŽ ƋƵĂƌĂŶƟŶĞ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƌŝƐŬƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ks/Ͳϭϵ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇ ŶĞĞĚƚŚĞůŽŶŐĞƐƚƟŵĞƚŽƌĞĂĚũƵƐƚŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůKĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂů^ĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚ,ĞĂůƚŚ Administration, heat is the leading cause of death for all ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂ͘ ǆĐĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŚĞĂƚ ĞǆĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞƐ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐůŝŬĞĂƐƚŚŵĂ͕ŬŝĚŶĞǇĨĂŝůƵƌĞĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƚ disease, and can cause heatstroke and death if not treated. K^,͛Ɛ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƌƵůĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚĞĂƚ ĐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƵƌĞĂƵ ŽĨ >ĂďŽƌ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐĞŶƐƵƐŽĨ&ĂƚĂůKĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶũƵƌŝĞƐ͕ĚĞĐůĂƌŝŶŐ ĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĞǆĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂƚŚĂƐŬŝůůĞĚϵϬϳh͘^͘ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĨƌŽŵϭϵϵϮƚŽϮϬϭϵ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨϯϮĨĂƚĂůŝƟĞƐƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘/ŶϮϬϭϵ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞϰϯǁŽƌŬͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĚĞĂƚŚƐĚƵĞƚŽĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂƚĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ >^ ŶŶƵĂů ^ƵƌǀĞǇ ŽĨ KĐĐƵƉĂƚŝŽŶĂů /ŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ /ůůŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƐ ϯϭ͕ϱϲϬ ǁŽƌŬͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ŚĞĂƚ ŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ illnesses involving days away from work have occurred from ϮϬϭϭƚŽϮϬϭϵ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨϯ͕ϱϬϳŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐĂŶĚŝůůŶĞƐƐĞƐ of this severity occurring per year during this period. Finally, K^, ƐĞĞƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂĚǀĞƌƐĞĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ K^,ŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂƚ,ĂǌĂƌĚƐ dŽƉĨĞĚĞƌĂůŽĸĐŝĂůƐĨƌŽŵK^,ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚŝŶDĂƌĐŚŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐŝƐĂƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŐĞŶĐǇ͛ƐĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƚǁŽĨŽůĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ;ϭͿĂŐĞŶĐǇ͛ƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůĚƵƚǇĐůĂƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ;ϮͿƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶĞǁƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͘ tŚĞƌĞŶŽƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůĚƵƚǇĐůĂƵƐĞ ŝƐĂůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇĐĂƚĐŚͲĂůůƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐK^,ƚŽĐŝƚĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐǁŚŽĨĂŝů 48 April 2022 Render www.rendermagazine.com /www.rendermagazine.com