Since 2021, many states have been considering or have passed legislation to weaken child labor laws, while a smaller number have considered or have been strengthening and updating the laws on their ...
Child labor protections in America are being challenged at the state level and, in some cases, reversed in ways we haven’t seen in decades. In 2022 and 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, and New ...
Betsy Wood's research has been supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New ...