According to The CARE Act, which stands for the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment, children are allowed to work in ...

New laws taking effect on January 1 in four states would crack down on companies using child labor laws or violating already-existing laws, while one state loosened its child labor laws. Several ...

As Ohio lawmakers consider weakening child labor protections, evidence from other states shows alarming increases in workplace injuries among teens working longer hours for lower pay.

Ever since federal penalties totaling $1.5 million were imposed late last year on 13 meat plants contracting in eight states with Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for employing children in critical ...

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 ...

Child labor is back. What will we do about it? A dark shadow from America's past is re-emerging. The U.S. Labor Department's shocking revelation of a 37% increase in child labor violations isn't just ...

Florida is looking at the possibility of loosening some child labor laws to replace undocumented workers. The state has been penalizing employers hiring undocumented workers, leading to businesses ...

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A St. James meat-processing plant not far from similar southern Minnesota plants owned by companies penalized last year for violating child labor laws has been fined $2 million for allegedly illegally ...

A decade ago, a goal was set to end child labour by 2025 under the UN’s Target 8.7. Yet, as Rwanda joins the world to mark Children’s Day under the theme ‘My Day, My Rights,’ on November 20, the ...