WASHINGTON — Rep. Hillary Scholten announced the formation of a task force that will strengthen enforcement of child labor laws in the U.S. The Congressional Child Labor Prevention Task Force for the ...

(The Center Square) - A new law introduced by a California congressman would raise the minimum legal age of child workers in agriculture from 12 to 17. The bill would update the original 1938 law ...

Roosevelt’s most significant domestic achievement, it was another New Deal law that changed that nation into one in which ...

The Illinois attorney general is suing the owner of a Lockport McDonald’s, alleging 550 violations of child labor law.

An Aurora restaurant paid a fine after an investigation found a teen employee was allowed to load a trash compactor — a ...

The restaurant allegedly worked children aged 14 and 15 years old for longer than 8 hours without rest and meal breaks.

In late March 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that the state of Florida was debating lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs formerly held by immigrants. However, while it is true that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A field of beans grows under the summer sun off Davenport Farm Road in Winterville, N.C., Aug. 3, 2025. Photo: Alan Wooten / The ...