cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1919280

Mother of Gabriel Infante, 24, sues employer for $1m, saying construction workers had no protections from extreme heat

    • BillyTheSkidMark@lemm.ee
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      Welcome to your future current capitalist hell-scape. Denied water breaks in record breaking heat waves, dying because of said forced work without water, accused of taking drugs because your dying makes you act odd.

      Brought to you by the same people that deny global warming.

    • ██████████@lemmy.world
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      The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a fine of $13,052 against the construction firm for failing to protect workers from heat hazards on the job, which the company is contesting.

      wow human lives sure are cheap

    • cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Sounds like the tort system is going fix that for them. No employer is going to risk million dollar wrongful death suits for very long.

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        That’s why they hire migrants both legal and illegal. It gives you a better guillotine blade to hold over them