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Foster City keeps prevailing wage for ADUs
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Foster City keeps prevailing wage for ADUs

  • By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff
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An in-progress accessory dwelling unit program in Foster City could boost housing production, but there are mixed opinions on whether a prevai…

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat
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Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

  • By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press

President Joe Biden has proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace. The Democrat warns as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories that high temperatures are the country's leading weather-related killer. If finalized, the measure unveiled Tuesday by the Democratic president would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job — establishing the first major federal safety standard of its kind. Those affected by excessive heat in the workplace include farmworkers, delivery and construction workers, landscapers, gardeners and workers in warehouses, factories and kitchens. Biden says more people die from extreme heat than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.