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Rep. Connor Casey introduces Extreme Temperature Worker Protection Act to House General & Housing Committee
Summary
Representative Connor Casey introduced a short-form bill that would create an Extreme Temperature Worker Protection Act to require employers to plan for and reduce worker exposure to extreme heat and cold. Legislative counsel said the filing is short form and federal and state rulemaking detail will shape final requirements.
Representative Connor Casey introduced a short-form bill on March 20, 2025, to the House General & Housing Committee seeking to create an "Extreme Temperature Worker Protection Act" to protect workers from heat- and cold-related illness and death.
Casey said the bill is intended to cover workers across indoor and outdoor workplaces and to require employers to assess temperature risks, provide drinking water and shade or warmth, allow paid cool-down or warm-up breaks and train supervisors to spot signs of heat and cold stress. "This is a bill designed to protect workers in Vermont to face the risks of extreme heat or cold while on the job," Casey said when he presented the short form.
The committee was told the version before members is a short form. Sophie Zadatny of the Office of Legislative Council said the short…
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