In order to fill positions left vacant by unauthorized immigrants, Florida is considering repealing some of its child labor rules

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Child labor laws – Teen working in grocery store – Courtesy: Shutterstock — BearFotos For years, Florida has been taking action against companies that hire illegal immigrants. However, that created a challenge for the state’s enterprises, who are in dire need of employees to fill low-paying and frequently unappealing positions. Children could be the answer,

After enacting a stricter immigration employment law, the Florida House votes to relax child labor laws one year later

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Child labor laws – Teen working in grocery store – Courtesy: Shutterstock — BearFotos A year after Florida established a new rule to make it harder for employers to hire illegal immigrants, the House on Thursday approved a bill regarding child labor allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to work later and longer hours. Advocates claimed that