The Rise of Child Labor in Wisconsin and Minnesota

The National Federation of Independent Businesses has been using the labor shortage justification to push child labor laws. Iowa lawmakers are considering Republican legislation that would allow 14 to 15 year olds to work in industrial laundry services and freezers at meatpacking plants. It also prevent many of them from receiving workers compensation if they were injured or killed on the job. Republicans and Democrats in Ohio are considering removing a cap on the number of hours children as young as 14 can work during school year with a guardian who approves.