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 ...

New child labor laws went into effect in Virginia at the start of the year, but some advocates say more can be done. House Bill 100 took effect in January, raising the maximum financial penalty to $25 ...

Child labor is on the uptick in the United States, according to the Labor Department, which has ramped up its enforcement of violations in recent years. In fiscal year 2024, the agency said it ...

Over the past fiscal year the department found more than 4,000 children in all industries employed in violation of federal child labor laws. Mar-Jac poultry plant's "inaction" led to death of teen ...

Over the past fiscal year the department found more than 4,000 children in all industries employed in violation of federal child labor laws. That PSSI case got started after one 13-year-old ...

Officials are discussing whether to add Temu and Shein to the Department of Homeland Security’s forced labor list, according ...

The Labor Department and other federal agencies in recent years have moved to crack down on the use of child labor amid reports that it has become rampant in some industries, including meat ...