The proposal, which builds on the 2024 law, sparked heated debate, with critics of the plan saying it would lead to ...

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 ...

A new bill, SB 918, shows that child labor is their answer. “Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people,” DeSantis said during a ...

If the state’s child labor laws are changed, the risk is that young workers will have fewer protections and will have a harder time saying no to employers, said Nina Mast, an analyst with the ...

Unfortunately, child labor – legally defined as work that interferes with children’s physical and mental development and school attendance - is on the rise for the first time in two decades. In ...

After loosening child labor laws and penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida seeks to lift all work restrictions.

The proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis would allow some teenagers to work full time on school days and take on overnight ...

Ron DeSantis who brought migrants into the discussion around child labor laws in the state. During a roundtable discussion ...