Biden Administration to Announce First National Heat Protections for Workers

The Biden administration on Tuesday will propose first-of-their-kind regulations to protect farm and construction workers, kitchen cooks and millions of other Americans exposed to dangerous heat on the job. President Biden is expected to discuss those worker protections when he visits the District of Columbia’s emergency operations center, where he will also receive a briefing from federal scientists about extreme temperatures forecast for this summer. The proposed regulation comes as a heat wave settles over California this week and triple-digit heat is also expected to scorch Portland over the July...