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Paid sick leave for smoky or hot days?

02/15/24 10:24 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley extreme heat illnesses among farmworkers flood protection in the Central Valley and Central Coast protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke haze
A new bill in the Legislature would guarantee farmworkers paid sick leave when wildfire smoke, heat or flooding cause work delays.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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