STUDENTS of the Port Kaituma Secondary School recently benefitted from an educational awareness session hosted by the ...

The federal fine for a child labor violation causing serious injury or death is currently limited to just over $15,000. A new bill would raise the maximum to $700,000.

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is introducing legislation to update antiquated child labor laws after a 69% increase in violations since 2018. ... One child died from work-related injuries.

Child labor violations on the rise as some states look to loosen their rules The total number of violations is still much lower than it was two decades ago. But violations have more than tripled ...

In fiscal year 2024, the agency said it found over 730 cases of child labor violations, which resulted in uncovering the illegal employment of 4,030 children – a 31% increase since 2019.

Last week, the Kentucky House passed a billthat would abolish the state’s child labor laws, in effect replacing them with looser federal standards. The bill would also increase the number of ...

The Child Labor Coalition represents 37 member organizations including unions, human rights groups, and child advocacy organizations fighting to end the exploitation of children in the workforce.

Child labor violations have increased significantly in Minnesota — and across the country — in recent years as a tight labor market has coincided with a surge in unaccompanied migrant children.

Fewer child labor restrictions viewed as help filling jobs occupied by deportees SB 918, sponsored by Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, passed the Commerce and Tourism Committee on March 25 on a 5-4 vote.

Jen Sherer, president of the Iowa City Federation of Labor, speaks Tuesday, July 16, 2024, during a roundtable discussion in Cedar Rapids on changes to Iowa's child labor laws.