![]() Other states, including Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado and Washington, have heat standard protections for outdoor workers. The vote followed a multi-year campaign for heat protections largely led by WeCount!, a South Florida advocacy group primarily representing farm workers, that has drawn national headlines and social media attention from celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo. “I can almost guarantee that if anything is done here the state is going to weigh in,” said Juan Carlos Bermudez, commissioner for district 12. Several commissioners speaking against the bill also suggested that even if something did pass, the state would probably block it anyway during the next legislative session in Tallahassee. Under Miami-Dade rules, if it is deferred again when it returns in March, it would die and have to be re-introduced from scratch. Enough penalties and the employer would be forbidden from taking on lucrative county contracts.Ĭommissioners voted 8 to 2 to defer the bill - for a second time - on Tuesday. ![]() The proposed bill, which passed on first reading in September, would have required employers in the agriculture and construction industry to provide water, rest and shade to their outdoor employees or face financial penalties. “This ordinance could potentially kill industry.” “This is an overreaching and outrageous heat sanction on only two industries,” said Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins.
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