Texas law gets rid of mandatory rest breaks for construction workers

For decades, there has been no state-wide regulation on rest breaks to keep construction workers in Texas safe. Liberal Texan cities Austin and Dallas took matters into their own hands, passing local ordinances requiring 10-minute rest breaks every four hours. But last year, Texas passed a sweeping new law, prohibiting cities from enforcing or creating regulations that are stronger than the state’s in broad areas including labour and finance. CNA’s Toni Waterman reports. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia