A pair of bills in Tallahassee would allow students to work more hours. Critics worry that would threaten learning.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office proposed major rollbacks to the state’s child labor laws earlier this year, saying changes made ...

I think we need to let kids be kids,” Republican Sen. Joe Gruters said before casting a vote against the bill.

The House version would allow 13-year-olds to work during the summer of the year they turn 14, 16- and 17-year-olds work full ...

As Florida moves to advance legislation aimed at loosening child labor laws, a concerning trend is emerging that raises questions about the future of work and education in the state. The proposed ...

Hey moms and dads! Florida needs your kids to pick crops, clean motel rooms. With migrants fleeing, Florida is rolling back ...

On a recent Tuesday, Florida's Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee passed a bill aimed at loosening child labor laws in the state. If enacted, this legislation would permit children as young as 14 ...

WOOD: Federal laws are weaker, but Florida already loosened some child labor laws last year, and the state isn't alone. Nina Mast is a policy and economic analyst at the Washington-based Economic ...

Florida law says teenagers ages 16 and 17 can’t ... Accountability worked behind the scenes last year to promote the child labor bill. The group has also been involved in the push to loosen ...

A year after Florida enacted a new law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants who were in the country ...

and therefore we need to gut child labor laws to put minors to work while also passing a law that would allow workers in Florida to be paid below the minimum wage standard. To answer Desantis ...

A Florida House committee approved a bill to eliminate key child labor protections, in the measure’s first sign of life in ...