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Heat-Related Deaths For Farmworkers Persist And Employers Often Avoid Consequences
Manage episode 500260840 series 1761649
This month marks 20 years since California implemented rules meant to protect workers from the heat amid a series of farm worker deaths. But two decades later, many employers still don't provide workers with the protections they're owed, enforcement is generally lax, climate change has brought more severe heat waves, and workers continue to die.
Guest: Jessica Garrison, LA Times
A federal judge in San Francisco heard final arguments Wednesday on whether President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles this summer violated the law.
Reporter: Julie Small, KQED
Ventura County supervisors are considering a package of proposals aimed at helping undocumented residents.
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1901 episodes
Manage episode 500260840 series 1761649
This month marks 20 years since California implemented rules meant to protect workers from the heat amid a series of farm worker deaths. But two decades later, many employers still don't provide workers with the protections they're owed, enforcement is generally lax, climate change has brought more severe heat waves, and workers continue to die.
Guest: Jessica Garrison, LA Times
A federal judge in San Francisco heard final arguments Wednesday on whether President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles this summer violated the law.
Reporter: Julie Small, KQED
Ventura County supervisors are considering a package of proposals aimed at helping undocumented residents.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1901 episodes
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