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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSarah Huckleberry Sanders just made it easier to hire kids under 16 without age verification
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/huckabee-sanders-arkansas-child-labor/
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the states child labor protections.
The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.
Sanders believes the provision was burdensome and obsolete, spokeswoman Alexa Henning said in an emailed statement. Remaining state and federal regulations are still in effect, she said. Sanders signed the Republican-backed bill on Tuesday.
Federal officials have pledged to crack down on child labor law offenses after regulators discovered hundreds of violations in meatpacking plants and after press reports emerged of children working in hazardous occupations around the country.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/huckabee-sanders-arkansas-child-labor/
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the states child labor protections.
The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.
Sanders believes the provision was burdensome and obsolete, spokeswoman Alexa Henning said in an emailed statement. Remaining state and federal regulations are still in effect, she said. Sanders signed the Republican-backed bill on Tuesday.
Federal officials have pledged to crack down on child labor law offenses after regulators discovered hundreds of violations in meatpacking plants and after press reports emerged of children working in hazardous occupations around the country.
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Sarah Huckleberry Sanders just made it easier to hire kids under 16 without age verification (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Mar 2023
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Ocelot II
(115,681 posts)1. Most of those kids will be immigrants
and who the hell cares about them?
Walleye
(31,016 posts)2. So the poultry business can't find enough adult illegal immigrants to catch their chickens at night
TomSlick
(11,097 posts)5. This is a Tyson bill.
It's largely a wasted effort. There was never any fear of the State of Arkansas would go after Tyson for hiring brown children.
JanLip
(845 posts)3. Maybe
She should have her three kids go to work. I think they are all under sixteen.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)4. Save the state some money.
But then, this is Arkansas we are talking about. Walmart not good enough for them?
lame54
(35,287 posts)6. And, after all the times they hide behind "the children"