Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors ...

The proposal, which builds on the 2024 law, sparked heated debate, with critics of the plan saying it would lead to ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a slew of bills this week lawmakers passed in the previous Democratic-led legislative session last year. She approved legislation touching on a range of policies from ...

Presently making its way through Florida’s Senate is Bill 918, which is aimed at loosening the state’s child labor laws in significant ways.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office proposed major rollbacks to the state’s child labor laws earlier this year, saying changes made ...

I think we need to let kids be kids,” Republican Sen. Joe Gruters said before casting a vote against the bill.

Why do we say we need to import foreigners, even import them illegally, when you know, teenagers used to work at these ...

Florida SB 918 is the latest bill lawmakers have put forward targeting child labor laws in the state. If passed, it would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts, and allow teens to ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill ...