Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa

Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering — a proposal one union president called dangerous and “just crazy.” Senate File 167, introduced by state Sen. Jason Schultz (R-6)…

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