Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats on Thursday announced the introduction of a bill to increase civil and criminal penalties for employers who knowingly violate child labor laws. The measure would also prevent states from easing federal child labor standards. The bill, The Protecting Children …
Read More »Iowa Becomes Second GOP-Controlled State This Year to Pass Repeal of Child Labor Protections
Julia Conley, Common Dreams Along with passing forced pregnancy laws and measures to punish parents for supporting their transgender children, the Republican Party is pushing numerous bills to loosen child labor regulations—and on Thursday Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed she plans to make Iowa the second GOP-controlled state to enact such …
Read More »At A McDonald’s In Kentucky, 10-Year-Olds Worked Past Midnight, Department Of Labor Finds
Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the …
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