Illinois has enacted the Child Labor Law of 2024, which enhances restrictions on the employment of minors in the state, and creates new employer obligations. The new law includes civil and criminal ...

The Iowa Restaurant Association in 2023 hailed looser state regulations on teen workers as a boon for its members. Now, it's warning them to revert to following stricter federal regulations for ...

For the second time in less than two years, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill increasing the penalties for child labor violations — and found that the partisan divide ...

A young girl tends the spinning machine at a cotton mill in North Carolina. Children worked adult hours for pennies in mills and factories all over the United States until reforms came with the Fair ...

Child labor is a significant global problem, particularly in the developing world. Businesses big and small can be part of the solution by ensuring their supply chains are completely free of child ...

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co., an auto parts plant and a recruiting company after finding a 13-year-old girl illegally working on an assembly line in ...

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 agreeing to pay a ...

The low-paying fast food industry has driven the surge in violations of child labor laws, with teens working longer and later than permitted under federal law. (iStock/halbergman) One of the largest ...

Emily Dobson, Piper Rockelle and Claire Rock Smith pose at the 2nd Annual Toys For Tots Toy Drive on November 21, 2020 in Hollywood, California. Rockelle's rise to YouTube fame and the troubling ...