DeSantis Restricts Local Heat Protections for Workers and Police Oversight
TL;DR
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed two bills that limit the powers of local governments, one banning them from requiring heat and water breaks for outdoor workers and the other stripping local citizen police oversight boards from investigating officers. Critics argue that the bills hinder worker protections and limit police accountability, while DeSantis maintains that they are necessary to prevent political agendas from influencing law enforcement.
- DeSantis bans local governments from protecting workers from heat and limits police oversight boards ABC News
- DeSantis signs bill banning heat protection laws for outdoor workers WFLA
- DeSantis signs bill blocking heat protections for workers Miami Herald
- DeSantis OKs law forbidding local governments from setting heat-exposure rules for workers Orlando Sentinel
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