He also noted the bill, while removing child labor restrictions in state law, still keeps standards under federal ... Joe ...

In late March 2025, claims ( archived) circulated online that the state of Florida was debating lifting some child labor laws ...

In a reignited debates over child labor laws, Florida lawmakers advanced bill SB 918, that would further loosen restrictions ...

After loosening child labor laws and penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida seeks to lift all work ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem ...

I think we need to let kids be kids,” Republican Sen. Joe Gruters said before casting a vote against the bill.

A Florida House committee approved a bill to eliminate key child labor protections, in the measure’s first sign of life in ...

A bill proposing to double fines against employers for violating Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Act advanced out of the state ...

A year after lawmakers relaxed the state’s child labor laws, a divided Florida Senate panel on Tuesday gave initial approval ...

He also noted the bill, while removing child labor restrictions in state law, still keeps standards ... Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, voted against it, meaning it barely passed the panel on a 5-4 ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing ... Jay Collins, R-Tampa, spoke out against critics who want to maintain the safeguards for children. "Frankly, we're not ...