“Child labor is an issue that gets to the heart of who we are as ... and former administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the DOL. Last year, for example, young children were found to be working ...

Omaha, Neb. – The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry ...

A Southern California firm violated child labor laws, committing wage theft and retaliating against workers in two of its poultry plants, authorities allege, adding that the workers came from ...

Another company faces court action over a Labor Department accusation that it has used underage workers to clean packing plants, including in Iowa.

For example, a Minnesota Department of Labor investigation recently led to a $300,000 fine against Tony Downs Food Company for child labor violations.

Home Politics Biden Cracks Down on Child Labor: The Kiplinger Letter The White House has announced steps to combat child labor in the U.S., which reached a two-decade high in 2023.

Child Labor Florida has garnered attention for recent bicameral legislation that would further roll back existing child labor laws. Last year, the legislature passed policy allowing 16- and ...

Bruce Abramson’s misguided rant against higher education (“Educational elites fight misguided reforms,” Dec. 28) is part of his larger war against progressive thought and policies in the ...

After facing public backlash, plus criticism from some Republican lawmakers, a Florida bill that sought to roll back certain child labor protections has officially died in the state Senate ...