Stupid, Getting Stupider

Another Bill in Springfield:

• A bill that would require Illinois workers to be provided more protections from excessive temperatures made progress in the state’s General Assembly this week.

  House Bill 3762, as amended, would require the Illinois Department of Labor to adopt extreme temperature safety standards for employers by the beginning of 2027, with enforcement beginning the following year.

  Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Edgar González Jr, D-Chicago, said he has worked with organized labor groups on the bill, but is waiting on industry interests to provide input for further changes.

The language isn't even finished yet, but the Bill is moving through the process.

How bad (unwritten and open ended) is the language? This bad:

• When temperatures are too cold, employers must provide thermal protection and face coverings, mandatory warm-up breaks and either schedule modifications or task rotation to limit exposure.

  Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-St. Charles, said the bill’s scope was too large, which he emphasized by saying there is nothing that would prevent it from applying to professional sports teams.

  “Are we going to tell these sports teams that they have to stop something mid-game because Illinois has a law,” Ugaste said. “They've been playing these games for hundreds over 100 years”

Supporters of the Bill claim that "would never happen," except when Bills are poorly worded, someone - usually some blue haired libtard - will do EXACTLY that.

Maybe Firefighters can refuse to battle blazes when the temperature inside the fire gets above 80 or 85 degrees? Or Officers can refuse to fight crime when it gets too hot?