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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a measure this week loosening child labor protections in the state.
The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act.For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [2]
State-level rollbacks to child labor protections show the need for a constitutional amendment introduced 100 years ago.
To mark the day that the child labour law rollback went into effect, social media users circulated a photo of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders wearing a massive smile - with frowning children ...
The program, ARKids First, reduced the number of uninsured children to nine percent (compared with 12 percent for the nation) in 2003. [9] Also in his first year as governor Huckabee signed a partial birth abortion ban and a $7.6 Million Smart Start program for primary school students to learn "the basic skills of reading, math, and character ...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the cornerstone law of U.S. child labor protection, was originally enacted in 1938 to address the widespread abuse and injury suffered by industrial working children. [3] At the time, family farmwork was common, and so the bill carved out lighter standards for kids working in agriculture. [3]
The Division of Children & Family Services (DCFS) serves Arkansas child and families through adoption programs, child abuse prevention, child protection, family reunification, and foster care. DCFS has over 1,000 employees spread over all 75 Arkansas counties. [7]
There’s been a serious increase in child labor law violations in the US over the past few years. Well known companies, consumer-facing name brands, have been caught employing children for ...