Latest Child labor News
6 Sonic Drive-In restaurants in Nevada pay $71K in child labor law fines
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The owners and operators of six Sonic Drive-In restaurants in northern Nevada have paid more than $71,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations of federal child labor regulations at their locations in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Fallon and Minden, the U.S. Labor Department...
Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Republican governor signed the law after it was approved by the Legislature earlier in May with only Republican support. Several states...
Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The efforts to significantly roll...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. May 11, 2023. Editorial: Kansas and Missouri US senators’ debt ceiling threat is destructive and hypocritical If America defaults on its debts sometime in the next few weeks or months — wrecking the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and...
Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald's in Louisville, the...
Firm that hired kids to clean meat plants keeps losing work
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help sanitize dangerous razor-sharp equipment like bone saws has continued to lose contracts with the major meat producers since the investigation became public last fall. ...
Iowa's Senate advances bill to loosen child labor laws
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in Iowa's Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. Supporters of the bill — mainly...
US urges meat companies to ensure they don't use child labor
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Biden administration is urging U.S. meat processors to make sure children aren't being illegally hired to perform dangerous jobs at their plants. The call comes after an investigation found more than 100 kids working overnight for a company that cleans...
