SB 288

Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt regulations establishing standards designed to protect workers from heat illness, as defined in the bill. The bill authorizes a worker aggrieved by a violation of the regulations promulgated thereunder to seek to obtain injunctive relief, to recover statutory damages of $1,000 per violation, or both in an action commenced within one year of the cause of action. The bill requires the Safety and Health Codes Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, to develop and adopt regulations requiring employers to implement standards for heat illness prevention by May 1, 2027.