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Arkansas is rolling back child labor protections
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 08, 2023 01:13pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Aimee Picchi |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 05:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Arkansas is rolling back some child labor protections after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week signed a new law to make it easier for children under 16 to get hired.
The new law is part of a push by some states to loosen child labor rules at a time the job market remains tight, with the lowest jobless rate since 1969. In Minnesota, a bill would allow 16- and 17-year olds to get work in the construction industry, while Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation that would permit 14- and 15-year-olds to work in freezers and meat coolers, which is currently prohibited.
The rollback comes less than a month after the Department of Labor fined a company for employing children as young as 13 to clean "razor-sharp saws" with "caustic chemicals," including at two Arkansas meat-packing plants. |
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