A new law introduced by a California congressman would raise the minimum legal age of child workers in agriculture from 12 to ...

On Jan. 13, 2025, meatpacking processor JBS USA agreed to a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to address violations of child labor laws. The settlement includes measures to ...

Child labor law violations in the United States rose in recent years in a manner the Department of Labor has called "alarming". In the fiscal year of 2024, there were more than 4,000 of these ...

As families across the United States prepare to gather for Thanksgiving this Thursday, too many children face danger ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, seen here with Donald Trump during a campaign rally, signed the "most dangerous" rollback of child labor protections in 2023. (CRAIG LASSIG/EPA-EFE/REX/CRAIG LASSIG/EPA-EFE/REX ...

President Trump’s pick to lead the United States Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, will soon oversee the federal government’s response to labor rights issues across the US. One of her key ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Lara Ringey/DAILY A 14-year-old’s biggest concerns should be finishing their homework, finding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of leadership, culture & equity in business. How young is too young to work long hours? That is a ...

WASHINGTON — Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to ...

Two multibillion-dollar meatpacking companies will each pay $4 million after federal investigations revealed they had illicitly employed dozens of children through staffing agencies, the Labor ...

Child labor violations are rising in Minnesota and nationwide, potentially linked to labor shortages and a rise in unaccompanied migrant children. A report by North Star Policy Action suggests a ...

About one month ago, I wrote an article making the argument that bills pushing a stricter E-verify framework in the state, which is a software system used to check the eligibility of workers in the ...