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Illinois Farm Bureau sees โ€˜moral obligationโ€™ to protect livestock from extreme weather. It opposes temperature standards for workers.

Since last year, worker advocates and industry representatives in Illinois have negotiated over a potentially groundbreaking piece of legislation that would require employers to protect laborers from extreme temperatures.  In private discussions, the Illinois Farm Bureau, a powerful lobbying organization for the stateโ€™s agricultural industries, voiced concern that the bill would impede farmers’ ethical duty […]

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