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Letter Urging Governor DeWine to Protect Ohio Children and Veto SB 50

November 17, 2026: Sally Greenberg, CEO of the National Consumers League and Chair of the Child
Mon Nov 17 2025

“Dear Ohio State Senators, I’m a Student, Not a Substitute” in the N.Y. Times

August 15, 2025: An award-winning letter about the possible weakening of child labor laws in Ohio
Fri Aug 15 2025

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

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

Please read the Nov. 28th, 2023 Guardian piece, which quotes the Child Labor Coalition,  here:
Tue Dec 12 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

News Release/U.S. DOL/September 29, 2023 Labor Department finds employers endangered children,
Tue Oct 10 2023

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