In late March 2025, claims ( archived) circulated online that the state of Florida was debating lifting some child labor laws ...

After loosening child labor laws and penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida seeks to lift all work ...

A new law under consideration in the state Legislature would roll back child labor laws to make up for a dwindling labor pool.

Florida SB 918 is the latest bill lawmakers have put forward targeting child labor laws in the state. If passed, it would ...

Some florida lawmakers are pushing to expand child labor laws in the state-- removing restrictions in the current ...

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

The state’s legislature on Tuesday is set to debate a bill that would loosen child labor laws Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

My greatest concern with that is having children work late hours or early hours on a school day,” House Speaker Daniel Perez ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world, the Washington Post ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year ...

If the state’s child labor laws are changed, the risk is that young workers will have fewer protections and will have a harder time saying no to employers, said Nina Mast, an analyst with the ...