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A pair of bills in Tallahassee would allow students to work more hours. Critics worry that would threaten learning.
A new law under consideration in the state Legislature would roll back child labor laws to make up for a dwindling labor pool.
New national campaign targets top meat processors Perdue, JBS, Tyson, and Cargill for child labor violations. Effort includ ...
The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of ...
The company was issued a penalty of more than $22,000 for child labor violations found in Brockton, the attorney general said. In the past few years, several other Dunkin' franchise owners have ...
A new bill, SB 918, shows that child labor is their answer. “Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people,” DeSantis said during a ...
If the state’s child labor laws are changed, the risk is that young workers will have fewer protections and will have a harder time saying no to employers, said Nina Mast, an analyst with the ...
The state’s legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If the new law is passed, teenagers ...
In his first general audience of the year, Pope Francis called on the global community to eradicate child labor, urging that we "cannot remain indifferent, cannot accept that little sisters and ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been pushing for a loosening of child labor laws in the Sunshine State to replace immigrant workers. (AFP via Getty Images) Florida has been loosening child labor ...