Iowa labor union leaders say new rules reducing penalties for Iowa businesses that violate the state’s child labor laws will further weaken protections for Iowa teens working dangerous jobs or ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa labor groups are calling on Republicans to reverse course on proposed changes to the state’s child labor laws. Potential rules from the ...

A Little Caesars restaurant in Farmington Hills is under fire for hiring minors to operate hazardous equipment and work beyond the legally permitted hours in violation of federal child labor laws ...

Unfortunately, whether done deliberately or not, businesses or their partners don't always follow those rules. When this happens, there are often massive fines for companies found violating federal ...

26 House Bill 5594 signed by Whitmer makes changes to Michigan's child labor law to require the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity instead of schools to issue work permits for minors and ...

Perdue Farms has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve violations of child labor laws at their Accomac, Virginia facility. The investigation revealed that Perdue and its ...

In addition, federal and state labor laws set forth additional rules governing working conditions and maximum work hours of minors. In California, production companies are required to obtain child ...

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 ...