Merkley, Wyden Join Legislation to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers in Oregon and across the nation who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Stress Injury, Illness, and Fatality Prevention Act is named in honor of Asuncion Valdivia, who died in 2004 after picking grapes for ten ho . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers in Oregon and across the nation who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Stress Injury, Illness, and Fatality Prevention Act is named in honor of Asuncion Valdivia, who died in 2004 after picking grapes for ten ho . . .