The Iowa Senate just rolled back child labor laws—10 other states want to do the same
GOP-led states say the worker shortage means child labor laws should be loosened.
In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking, and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.
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