Measure to roll back child labor laws now goes to House for consideration

Measure to roll back child labor laws now goes to House for consideration

Two young boys standing on electric looms in order to reach the top shelf while at work in a cotton mill in Georgia. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images).A significant rollback for child labor laws in Florida received approval in its third and final committee stop in the House on Tuesday. The same bill would speed up a state preemption of local living-wage laws in nearly a dozen cities and counties. It added insult to injury to its critics via a late-f…

As Immigrant Workforce Shrinks, Florida Eyes Child Labor

Florida legislators are advancing bills that would allow employers to schedule teenagers for unlimited work hours without breaks, dismantling protections that civil rights advocates say shield minors from exploitation. The proposed legislation would permit 16 and 17-year-olds to work any hours while enabling 14 and 15-year-olds to take extended shifts. Under the bills, high school and virtual students could work without restrictions on hours or …