The #Labor Shortage Is So Bad That Lawmakers Want Child Workers in Factories and Construction

Source: https://www.levelman.com/lawmakers-want-child-workers-in-factories-and-construction/

A bill in Minnesota would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in construction, a change from the law on the books that requires construction workers to be 18 and older. Another bill in the Gopher State—written by Rep. Joe McDonald (R) and Rep. Tim O'Driscoll (R)—wants to add 30 minutes to the amount of time a minor under 16 is allowed to work before school days.

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In Iowa, Sen. Jason Schultz (R) introduced a bill that would allow kids as young as 14 to work in meatpacking plants. Those 15 and older would be allowed to take on duties that include assembly-line work if they receive a waiver from the labor commissioner. Schultz's bill would extend the hours children could legally work, but also would let companies off the hook in the event a child gets injured or killed on the #job.

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