Democrats, labor unions and others criticized the bill for potential conflicts with federal youth labor regulations. More families eligible for child care assistance More Iowa families will qualify ...

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 ...

U.S. Reps. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, and Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, on Tuesday announced the creation of child labor protection task force in Congress to encourage stronger penalties for ...

Reiterating its commitment to combatting oppressive child labor, the DOL will “[use] all appropriate enforcement tools, including the hot goods provision of section 212(a)” to curtail child labor ...

As Florida Republicans look to relax child labor regulations at the behest of the construction and tourism industries, critics argue that the state’s capacity to enforce the law is lacking as it is, ...

Community Comment on Labor Books School Cruise Editorial Director Chuck Stokes shares viewer comments on recent editorials about Labor Day, the "If You Give A Child A Book" campaign, the new school ...

A 14-year-old boy who cleaned meat cutting machines was “falling asleep in class and missing class as a result and suffering injuries from chemical burns” in Nebraska from 2021 to 2022, according to ...

Last week, a law went into effect in Arkansas that allows 14- and 15-year-olds to work without a permit signed by their parents. Titled the “Youth Hiring Act of 2023,” it states that the purpose of ...

If it seems like child labor has been in the news a lot lately, that’s because it has. In recent months, a number of companies, many of them in the food industry, have been accused of violating ...

La empresa brasileña, multada con miles de millones por sobornos, cotiza ahora en la Bolsa de Nueva York. Algunos atribuyen su éxito a la era de negociaciones del presidente Trump. By Ana Ionova JBS, ...