Members phkrause Posted April 20 Members Share Posted April 20 Iowa’s Senate advances bill to loosen child labor laws DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. https://apnews.com/article/iowa-child-labor-bill-d2546845dd6ad7ec0a2c74fb3fc0def3? Iowa Becomes Second GOP-Controlled State This Year to Pass Repeal of Child Labor Protections The legislation, which Gov. Kim Reynolds has said she will sign, will permit children as young as 14 to complete work including roofing, construction, and demolition. https://www.commondreams.org/news/iowa-bill-child-labor-laws? McDonald’s franchisee fined for illegally using workers as young as 10 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-child-labor-laws-mcdonalds-d73da97e7297d334cbad9085f8b802d9? At a McDonald’s in Kentucky, 10-year-olds worked past midnight, Department of Labor finds WASHINGTON — Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/05/03/at-a-mcdonalds-in-kentucky-10-year-olds-worked-past-midnight-department-of-labor-finds/? 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s until 2 a.m. Two 10-year-old children were found working at a Louisville McDonald’s restaurant — sometimes until 2 a.m. — the US Department of Labor said Tuesday. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/business/mcdonalds-child-labor-louisville/index.html? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted May 26 Author Members Share Posted May 26 Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. https://apnews.com/article/child-labor-laws-alabama-ohio-c1123a80970518676be44088619c6205? US urges meat companies to ensure they don’t use child labor OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Biden administration is urging U.S. meat processors to make sure children aren’t being illegally hired to perform dangerous jobs at their plants. https://apnews.com/article/child-labor-meat-processing-poultry-usda-5f8c769b572e57315b8e3b0a57a7e345 White House promises crackdown on migrant child labor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S. https://apnews.com/article/politics-child-endangerment-abuse-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-children-91ad24f4cfafd03434ad83f72732b64e Investigators: Firm that cleans meat plants employed minors OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Wisconsin company that cleans hundreds of meatpacking plants nationwide is defending itself against allegations that it employed more than two dozen minors working overnight shifts cleaning massive saws, grinding machines and other dangerous processing equipment at three slaughterhouses. https://apnews.com/article/business-minnesota-nebraska-b611b39f035036c236809fae06eab0ad Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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