Fox News pundit Charlie Hurt is ready to send kids into fields to make up for the shortage of cheap labor stemming from ...

U.S. Department of Labor reaches settlement with company after investigation finds children working in hazardous occupations.

An Alabama poultry processor will pay $385,000 to the Department of Labor for illegally employing children as young as 13 ...

Federal authorities raided Glass House Farms for child labor violations, while records show the farm's president donated ...

At least half a dozen red states have stripped away some child labor protections, allowing children to work longer hours, or in hazardous jobs, or without parental approval, or without rest breaks.

A federal court has ordered Mar-Jac Poultry AL LLC to pay $385,000 in civil penalties and comply with strict oversight ...

Mar-Jac Poultry LLC agreed to pay $385,000 in civil penalties after the US Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a consent judgement in federal court that accuses the poultry processor of violating ...

Child labor is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is estimated that about 160 million children are engaged in child labor, about 87 ...

HB 49 began the erosion of longstanding child labor protections in Florida, with it allowing employers to schedule 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds for more than six days in a row during the school year, ...

A rail security watchdog is praising the Trump Administration for holding up the import of components meant for the construction of MBTA railcars over allegations their manufacturing makes use of ...

But child labor involves work that’s harmful to children’s development and health — like cleaning dangerous machinery in a slaughterhouse overnight, or being exposed to hazardous chemicals.

Loosening child labor laws as a way to fill these gaps in the workforce is extremely dangerous for children, placing them at risk of exploitation and disrupting their education. In late February of ...