These weren’t isolated cases. US child labor violations have jumped in recent years. Some well-known companies, consumer-facing name brands, have been caught employing children for grueling work in ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would remove work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds and loosen restrictions for younger teens. The bill's supporters argue that it would help address ...

A divisive piece of legislation making its way through Florida’s Senate has ignited intense debate about the appropriate balance between youth employment and educational priorities. Senate Bill 918 ...

Presently making its way through Florida’s Senate is Bill 918, which is aimed at loosening the state’s child labor laws in significant ways. As President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented ...

A bill that would loosen child labor restrictions in Florida narrowly advanced in the state legislature Tuesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis signaling strong support for the measure as part of his broader ...

There are now 138 million child laborers, down from an estimated 160 million in 2020, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a joint report ...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The owner and managers of the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant were charged Tuesday with more than 9,000 misdemeanors over claims they hired minors and in some cases had ...

Downers Grove-based Hearthside Food Solutions, which is under investigation by the U.S. and Illinois labor departments for alleged child labor violations, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

Glass House Farms, seen on July 11, 2025, in Camarillo was the site of an immigration raid a day earlier. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) The coastal pot operation that was raided by a massive force ...