The Labor Department only fines businesses on average $8,500 when a worker dies from a heat-related illness

The Department of Labor fines businesses an average of $8,539.98 for the heat-related death of an employee. The average federal fine for a US employer, when a worker dies from heat-related illness, is $8,539.98.

Some state-level fines are closer to $20,000, but these are still low penalties for loss of life, one expert says.

Some heat-related deaths in the United States resulted in no penalties at all. As record-setting heat consumes parts of the United States this summer, people who work outdoors are facing serious threats to their lives.Heat-related illness and death were already becoming more common among workers […]

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