Gov. Newsom blocks legislation to make it easier for California farmworkers to file workers’ comp claims for heat illness. It was backed by their union and opposed by business groups.
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The unique proposal would have made it easier for farmworkers to get workers’ compensation when claiming they suffered heat illness on the job.was pitched by the United Farm Workers, which said it was needed to supplement weakened enforcement of the state’s workplace heat safety rules.
“There is no doubt that climate change is causing an increase in extreme temperatures and that California farmworkers need strong protections from the risk of heat-related illness,” Newsom wrote. “However, the creation of a heat-illness presumption in the workers’ compensation system is not an effective way to accomplish this goal.”
In a brief statement, United Farm Workers president Teresa Romero said despite the veto, “the UFW will continue to work to save farm worker lives.”
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