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Legisla Wis. in Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa are actively considering relaxing child labor laws.
Child welfare advocates worry the measures represent a coordinated push to scale back protections for minors.
Employers have Republicans to fill open positions after a spike in retirements, deaths and illnesses.
Child labor violations have increased by nearly 70% since 2018, Labor Department says.
Federal law allows children 12 and older to work on farms for any amount of time outsid Reid Maki ol hours, with the Child Labor Coalition wenty-four children died from work injuries in in 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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