It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that, on Labor Day, we devote our attention to a subset of the American population who should not be working, or at least not working in jobs that are entirely ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year-olds ...

The push comes a year after lawmakers started rolling back some work restrictions last year when they extended the hours 16 and 17-year-olds could work while school is in session. Under this year’s ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 3646, the Child Labor Law of 2024, Tuesday which updates child labor regulations by repealing the existing statute and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several states are increasingly relaxing child labor laws, as studies show labor violations on the rise and teens are being injured at work. Since the pandemic, it’s now easier in ...

A Florida House panel has approved a bill that would allow certain 13-year-olds to begin working. It would also get rid of restrictions on the number of hours per week that older teenagers can work ...

Across the country, some officials — overwhelmingly Republicans — are looking for ways to usher underage workers into potentially dangerous jobs like factory work, including having them take ...

Youth work permits, which outline the potential hours and work duties for a minor worker, help prevent child labor violations, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data conducted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state legislatures have been working to fill a void left behind in the wake of the state penalizing ...

The fashion industry is one of the largest employers in the world, but it has a dark side. Many clothing brands rely on low-cost labor from developing countries, and unfortunately, child labor remains ...