Youth Employment

USDOL Press Release: Withdrawal of Proposed Occupational Child Safety Rules for Farms

News Release WHD News Release: [04/26/2012] Contact Name: Joshua R. Lamont or Elizabeth Alexander

Thu Apr 26 2012

Child Labor Coalition: U.S. should implement proposed farm safety rules for children [Press Release]

Legislation by Senators Thune and Moran May Endanger Children Working on Farms Washington,

Thu Mar 29 2012

More than 150 Groups Urged U.S. to Implement Child Safety Rules for Agriculture But U.S. DOL Succumbs to Political Pressure from Farm Lobby and Withdraws Proposed Protections

[The CLC submitted the following letter to Secretary Solis, urging her to implement the first

Fri Feb 3 2012

CLC/NCL letter to USA Today on Hazardous Occupations Orders for U.S. Agriculture Published

Standards cover hazardous work USA TODAY’s article “Updated federal regulations target

Tue Jan 31 2012

DOL on its Proposed Child-Safety Rules for U.S. Agriculture

In September 2011, the Department of Labor proposed a rule to increase protections for workers age

Fri Jan 6 2012

Donna Ballman: Why Repealing Child Labor Laws Is a Truly Stupid Idea

RedRoom By Donna Ballman Did you hear the one where the Republican contender for president said we

Tue Jan 3 2012

Risky Decision: Young Immigrants Sometimes Must Choose Between Work and School

BY John Cox Californian staff writer Armando Ramirez was about 14 years old when he left his home

Mon Oct 24 2011

Tighter Child-Labor Rules on Farms Proposed

By SCOTT KILMAN [from The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 32, 2011] The U.S. Labor Department proposed

Wed Sep 21 2011

Kremlin Boys Still Critical

By Robert Barron, Staff WriterEnid News and Eagle ENID — Two Kremlin youths caught in a grain

Mon Aug 8 2011

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