ProfX wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:32 am
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs measure rolling back child labor protections
The bill eliminates a requirement that the state verify the age of children under 16 before companies can hire them.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... -rcna73977
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a measure this week loosening child labor protections in the state.
Under the law, the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, children under 16 do not have to obtain permission from the Division of Labor to get a job. They will no longer need to get an employment certificate, which verified their age, described their work and work schedule, and included written consent from a parent or guardian. Sanders signed the bill into law on Tuesday.
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Last month, the Labor Department announced it had found more than 3,800 children working at U.S. companies in violation of federal law. More than 100 children, some as young as 13, were working hazardous overnight jobs cleaning slaughterhouses for Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the country's largest food sanitation companies, the Labor Department said. Some of them used "caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws," the department said. Ten of the violations occurred in Arkansas.
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Other states are also considering legislation to unravel child labor protections. One bill advancing in the Iowa legislature would allow 14-year-olds to perform some work in freezers and meat coolers and would allow children under 16 to work up to six hours a day while school is in session. It would also exempt businesses from civil liability if a student in a work-based study program is sickened, injured or killed because of the company’s negligence. The Minnesota bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds work construction jobs.
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Republicans ... all about protecting children, except from exploitation by various industries, I guess.
This is the Mn. bill.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p ... nstruction
A bill for an act
relating to youth employment; modifying requirements for 16- and 17-year-olds
working in or about a constructionNext or building project; authorizing rulemaking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. TITLE.
This act shall be known as the "Paid Youth Trades Employment Opportunity Act."
Sec. 2. 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS PERMITTED TO WORK IN OR ABOUT
PreviousCONSTRUCTIONNext OR BUILDING PROJECTS.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, 16- and 17-year-olds may lawfully work
in or about a PreviousconstructionNext or building project.
(b) The commissioner of labor and industry must amend Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910,
to remove the prohibition of employment of 16- and 17-year-olds in or about a PreviousconstructionNext
or building project under Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910, item F. The commissioner must
also amend Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0920, to clarify that employment of individuals
under age 16 in or about PreviousconstructionNext sites remains prohibited. The commissioner may use
the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, to amend
Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0910 and 5200.0920.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any existing law or rule regarding
work by 16- and 17-year-olds other than the general prohibition under Minnesota Rules,
part 5200.0910, item F. These existing rules include but are not limited to the remainder of
Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910, and the Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, sections
570.50 to 570.68.
(d) Any 16- or 17-year-old must, at a minimum, satisfactorily complete OSHA 10 training
before beginning employment in or about a Previousconstruction or building project.
It allows 16-17 year kids to apply for a construction job but are required to first finish osha safety courses.
Here's a Ramsey County (which i live in.) program...
https://www.ramseycounty.us/YoungAdultEmploymentProgram
Young Adult Employment Program
The young adult program provides employment and training opportunities to low-income and/or at-risk young adults. Services provided by vendors include career planning, job search assistance, paid work experience and assistance with tuition costs.
Eligibility
The young adult program is open to individuals who:
Are 14-24 years old.
Live in Ramsey County.
Have a challenge to overcome to complete their education and/or obtain employment.
Services
Explore your future career opportunities.
Learn about potential employment trainings.
Experience work in a setting of your choice while getting paid.
Job search help (resumes, interviews, networking, etc.).
Earn your High School Diploma or GED.
Attend free workshops.
Plan out your educational pathway.
High risk kids that are struggling. Probably like me and not doing well in school.
And then from the U.S. department of labor....
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/youth/wioa-formula
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 enacted a comprehensive youth employment program for serving eligible youth, ages 14-24, who face barriers to education, training, and employment.
Funds for youth services are allocated to states and local areas based on a formula. The WIOA Youth Program focuses primarily on out-of-school youth, requiring local areas to expend a minimum of 75% of WIOA youth funds on them. The program includes 14 program elements that are required to be made available to youth participants. WIOA prioritizes work experience through a 20% minimum expenditure rate for the work experience program element.
Local programs provide youth services in partnership with American Job Centers and under the direction of local Workforce Development Boards.
Find your nearest American Job Center
WIOA Youth Program Fact Sheet
Join the Youth Connections Community of Practice to learn more and sign up for the Youth Resource Connections Newsletter
Questions or comments should be sent to
youth.services@dol.gov
WIOA Youth Program Guidance
It's the basically the same conversation as before. Votech, on the job training, or something like it would suit some better. Proper training can start as early as junior high. Add even more training through work programs in high school, to now what would be osha training in Mn., and i really don't see a problem. As long as their are rules.
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