Compliance with California's indoor heat standards varies by industry and workplace. Some workers continue to swelter. Many ...

A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk aims to add teeth to the state's outdoor heat safety standards by making it easier for farmworkers to make a workers' compensation claim against an employer for heat ...

The state of California this week reminded all employers that it's their job to protect their employees when the mercury ...

After a prolonged stretch of record breaking heat that scorched Southern California and sparked wildfires much of the state ...

As we observe Labor Day, a holiday intended to honor American workers, it’s clear that we need basic heat protections.

Forcing incarcerated people to endure dangerously high temperatures does not make anyone safer. By Erica Bryant ...

The late summer heat waves of Southern California are unpleasant for anyone. But for outdoor workers, they can be downright ...

This comes after the California Interscholastic Federation implemented new rules and procedures concerning the extreme heat.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has a plan to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, ...

Analysis shows that many cities with the biggest recent population booms are the same places that will experience the most ...

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a lawn chair in the ...