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  2. Child labor laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs measure rolling back child labor ...

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    Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a measure this week loosening child labor protections in the state. Under the law, the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, children under 16 do not have to obtain ...

  4. The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment - AOL

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    State-level rollbacks to child labor protections show the need for a constitutional amendment introduced 100 years ago. ... In 2022 and 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, and New Jersey passed ...

  5. Child labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child labor in the United States was a common phenomenon across the economy in the 19th century. Outside agriculture, it gradually declined in the early 20th century, except in the South which added children in textile and other industries. Child labor remained common in the agricultural sector until compulsory school laws were enacted by the ...

  6. Photo of Sarah Huckabee Sanders beaming next to frowning kids ...

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    Children under the age of 16 no longer have to obtain permission to work in Arkansas. To mark the day that the child labour law rollback went into effect, social media users circulated a photo of ...

  7. National Child Labor Committee - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, the NCLC decided to refocus its state-by-state attack on child labor and endorsed the first national anti-child labor bill, introduced to congress by Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana in 1907. [13]

  8. Illegal child labor is on the rise in a tight job market - AOL

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    Between October 1, 2022, and July 20, 2023, the Department of Labor concluded 765 child labor cases, found 4,474 children employed in violation of federal child labor laws and assessed more than ...

  9. Children's Act for Responsible Employment - Wikipedia

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    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]