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Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections
The far right blueprint for the next Republican president seeks to make a major change to federal child labor law.
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Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections
The far right blueprint for the next Republican president seeks to make a major change to federal child labor law.
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State Lawmakers Are Quietly Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
In January alone, eight states introduced or took new action on rolling back child labor protections.