NEWSTALK 860 » child labor laws http://ksfa860.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Feds Want to Ban Kids Under 16 From Farm Work http://ksfa860.com/labor-dept-considers-banning-kids-working-on-farms/ http://ksfa860.com/labor-dept-considers-banning-kids-working-on-farms/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:37:57 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=53738 The U.S. Department of Labor is considering changes in federal child labor laws that would prohibit children under the age of 16 from doing most any kind of work around a farm.  If the changes are adopted, farm kids not yet 16 years old wouldn't be allowed to operate farm machinery or even work with livestock.

As you might expect, this is causing a firestorm of protest from Congressmen, farmers and others, especially in farm states.

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