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In Missouri, voters opted to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. Per The New York Times, roughly 58% of Missouri voters had supported the measure as of early Wednesday, with ...
The Kansas City Star recently reported that more than 450 businesses across Missouri have pledged their support to a measure that would both raise the minimum wage and allow workers to earn paid ...
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The Save American Workers Act of 2013 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on June 28, 2013 by Rep. Todd C. Young (R, IN-9). [27] The bill was referred to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. It was reported (amendment) by the committee alongside House Report 113-386. [27]
The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act.For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [2]
Firkus, Angela. "At the Factory, on the Street, and in State Institutions: Child Workers of Kansas City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century." Missouri Historical Review (2019) 114#1 pp. 40–63. Gordon, Lynn. "Women and the Anti-Child Labor Movement in Illinois, 1890-1920." Social Service Review 51.2 (1977): 228–248. online
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For example, 16-year-old workers accounted for almost 20% of the young worker fatalities in the construction sector between 1998 and 2002, even though workers 16 and younger are legally unauthorized to enter a construction site; [10] if they do work for the construction industry, they can only work in an office or sales department. [10]