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[Texas Tribune] “We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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Oh man... what sort of people come up with these laws? It's already bad enough to only have 10 minutes every 4 hours, now they want to take that away too? Wtf is happening.
A governor who made his millions off of suing a property owner when a tree fell and broke his back.
Never worked a hard day in his life, let alone worked outside.
Someone should wheel him outside on one of these 100+ degree days and tell him he can’t drink until his 8 hours are over.
And now medical malpractice awards are capped.. This coming from the state that had "Dr. Death".
Have him lay some bricks, water or no, and he can't stop til he's done so for 8 hours.
People who don't work... and certainly never outside.