Steep fines in Iowa set off state-federal showdown over child labor laws.
Steep fines in Iowa set off state-federal showdown over child labor laws.
In recent years, lawmakers in Iowa and other states have sought to roll back long-standing child labor protections as employers struggle to fill open jobs and critics complain that many safeguards on child workers are outdated.
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"Michelle Cox was in disbelief when a U.S. Department of Labor official told her earlier this year she was violating federal law by employing 14- and 15-year-olds past 7 p.m. on school nights.
Cox, the owner of a Subway franchise in Maquoketa, Iowa, knew the state legislature had made substantial changes to state labor laws in 2023 to allow younger teens to work later on weekdays."
"She thinks the federal government is unfairly targeting Iowa, which she says was only trying to support small businesses"
Since when was subway a "small business"?
The whole point of the labour law is to get kids back home on time to where they can actively participate in school. There are plenty of parents out there who will force their kids to work as much as possible as soon as they can, and it is awful for their education.
The only people who have the audacity to claim this isn't harmful to children are people who've never had to go to school and hold down a full time job. Fuck that lady, I hope the Fed takes all her shitty sandwiche money.
Since when was subway a "small business"?
It's a franchise. Subway owns the name and sets the menu/standards, then pays franchisees to start and run locations in exchange for a (huge) cut of the profits.
The way I see it, just because it is lawful doesn't mean it's right. That's what you get for hiring children.