NJ eyes ways to protect workers from the heat while business groups object

A bill that would require New Jersey employers to better protect their workers from dangerous heat on the job moved closer to becoming law Monday. It could have big implications in particular for New Jersey’s billion-dollar farming sector and fast-growing warehouse industry. The state’s farms depend largely on migrant workers, who — unlike in some other states — are not protected by any formal requirements that say employers must provide breaks. Representatives from farming and industry groups are opposing the legislation, which they argue is redundant and a strain on...