Cassidy Pushes Bill to Block Biden-Era Workplace Heat Proposal

An influential Senate Republican wants to block OSHA from establishing a new regulation to protect workers from high heat.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) along with six other Republican senators including Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), introduced legislation that would block the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration from finalizing its heat injury and illness standard as it stands.

That standard, first proposed under the Biden administration, is expected to require companies to offer their workers some kind of respite from high temperatures, although OSHA hasn’t revealed ...