August 2023
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Issue #47
Extreme Heat Increases Workplace Injuries, But New York Lacks Safety Standards
Striking Workers and Labor Experts Unite Against AI and Low Wages
state Workers’ Compensation Board between May and September from 2002 to 2022. Heat stresses the body, can exacerbate heart and lung conditions and cause sickness and even death. While five states have laws on the books — and two more have regulations in the works — to protect workers in extreme heat, New York does not. In Workers’ Compensation Board data, 420 injuries in
BY SAMANTHA MALDONADO AND SUHAIL BHAT, THE CITY
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hen the temperature hits 85 degrees, workers in New York City are 7% more likely to be injured on the job. At 95 degrees, the likelihood of an accident goes up by one more point, to 8%. That’s according to an analysis by THE CITY of hundreds of thousands of workers compensation claims filed with the
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Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller joined picket line of strike workers of WGA and SAG-AFTRA in front of NBCUniversal headquarters in New York on August 2, 2023. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com
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