US Child Labor Laws

Press Release: National Consumers League condemns legislation in Florida that preempts local ordinances to protect workers from heat exposure

April 4th, 2024: The National Consumers League is condemning a vote by the Florida House of
Thu Apr 4 2024

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Introduces Bill to Help USDOL Build Its Labor Inspectorate

December 6th, 2023: One of the problems with this whole debate is that legislators extol the value
Fri Dec 15 2023

The Guardian: “‘It Should Never Have Happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US”

November 28th, 2023: One of the problems with this whole debate is that legislators extol the value
Tue Dec 12 2023

Press Release: Schatz, Young Introduce New Legislation to Help Stop Child Labor

October 20th, 2023: Bipartisan Bill Establishes New Criminal Penalties, Imposes New Steep Fines For
Thu Nov 9 2023

The CLC’s Reid Maki on the “Chad and Cheese” Podcast talks about the domestic child labor crisis

November 1st, 2023: Please listen to the October 2023 Chad and Cheese podcast
Wed Nov 1 2023

See how your state child labor laws match up with other states in this nifty chart frp, U.S. DOL looking at allowable hours worked

U.S. Department of Labor’s clickable map of the U.S. allowing users to compare their
Tue Oct 10 2023

U.S. DOL News Release: Court orders operators of 14 Bay Area Subway locations to pay employees nearly $1M in wages, damages; sell or shut down their businesses

October 10th, 2023: Labor Department finds employers endangered children, bounced paychecks, stole
Tue Oct 10 2023

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