Florida Debates Easing Child Labor Laws

“Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs,” CNN reports.

“Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have a potential solution: children.”

“The state’s legislature on Tuesday is set to debate a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If the new law is passed, teenagers would be able to work overnight jobs on school days.”