OH: Child labor hours could change under Ohio Senate bill

[RandySF]

A bill to allow children to work later hours was passed through an Ohio Senate committee Thursday with bipartisan support.

Senate Bill 30, which passed the committee after three hearings and with no testimony against the bill, would allow a 14 or 15-year-old to work until 9 p.m. year round. Current law prohibits the later hours during the school year.

An amendment made to the bill during a recent hearing in the Senate Workforce & Higher Education Committee requires a “minor work hour notification form” to be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

State Sen. Catherine Ingram, D-Cincinnati, proposed the amendment as a way to make sure parents are aware of the changes and activities of their children.

“I think it’s a good thing (to extend the hours), kids are probably hanging out, playing games until 9 o’clock,” Ingram said. “But I don’t want us to take advantage of the fact that these are 14, 15-year-olds.”

State Sen. Bill Reineke, R-Tiffin, did not object to the amendment, but said parental guidance isn’t always a good thing when it comes to children working.



https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/03/03/child-labor-hours-could-change-under-ohio-senate-bill/

[Farmer-Rick]

1. Corporations are probably forcing kids to work late anyway

The law is merely to cover the corporation from facing lawsuits.

And they think children should work without their parents' consent? Damn parents always getting in the way of exploitation of child labor..... especially their own child.

Let's just go back to the late1800s where factories were made for children and children were forced to work in factories.... especially those lazy orphans.

What is it with corporations and the filthy rich always having to abuse someone to make a buck?

[Fullduplexxx]

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