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Pros And Cons Of Federal Child Labor Laws

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Federal child labor law minimum work age is 16 for any jobs, and exempting agriculture and entertainment industries. Until states enact their regulations at 12 can work outside school hours seven days a week, not benefit from the FLSA provisions of overtime, age and hour protecting young/teen workers. Federal laws have set the guide supposedly under the guise of freedom, economies, state autonomy and accountability. Federal laws prohibit farm worker age 16 and below from handling hazardous tasks on farms, and protects age 18 and below workers in non-farm jobs. However, the states have studied their economies and made the right decisions related to child farm labor. It is indisputable that the deep South has had a long drag in enacting law
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